dictionary.txt

@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ CREATE x    --              Create cell named x. Doesn't allocate a PF.
                             words are *not* executed.
 COMPILE x   --              Meta compiles. Kind of blows the mind. See below.
 CONSTANT x  n --            Creates cell x that when called pushes its value
-DELW        a --            Delete wordref at a. If it shadows another
-                            definition, that definition is unshadowed.
 DOES>       --              See description at top of file
 IMMED?      a -- f          Checks whether wordref at a is immediate.
 IMMEDIATE   --              Flag the latest defined word as immediate.
@@ -91,6 +89,8 @@ I'          -- n            Copy RS second item to PS
 J           -- n            Copy RS third item to PS
 
 *** Memory ***
+(mmap*)     -- a            Address of active memory mapper. 0 for none. See
+                            "Memory maps" in notes.txt.
 @           a -- n          Set n to value at address a
 !           n a --          Store n in address a
 ?           a --            Print value of addr a
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ J           -- n            Copy RS third item to PS
 C@          a -- c          Set c to byte at address a
 C!          c a --          Store byte c in address a
 CURRENT     -- a            Set a to wordref of last added entry.
-CURRENT*    -- a            A pointer to active CURRENT*. Useful when we have
-                            multiple active dicts.
 HERE        -- a            Push HERE's address
 H@          -- a            HERE @
 MOVE        a1 a2 u --      Copy u bytes from a1 to a2, starting with a1, going

emul/Makefile

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ emul.o: emul.c
 .PHONY: updatebootstrap
 updatebootstrap: forth/stage2
 	cat ./forth/conf.fs ../forth/boot.fs | ./forth/stage2 | tee forth/boot.bin > /dev/null
-	cat ./forth/conf.fs ../forth/xcomp.fs ./forth/xcomp.fs ../forth/z80c.fs ../forth/icore.fs | ./forth/stage2 | tee forth/z80c.bin > /dev/null
+	cat ./forth/conf.fs ../forth/z80c.fs ../forth/icore.fs | ./forth/stage2 | tee forth/z80c.bin > /dev/null
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:

emul/emul.c

@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ static void mem_write(int unused, uint16_t addr, uint8_t val)
 {
     if (addr < m.ramstart) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Writing to ROM (%d)!\n", addr);
-        emul_memdump();
-        fprintf(stderr, "Press any key to continue...\n");
-        while (getchar() > 0x100);
     }
     m.mem[addr] = val;
 }
@@ -105,14 +102,6 @@ void emul_trace(ushort addr)
     }
 }
 
-void emul_memdump()
-{
-    fprintf(stderr, "Dumping memory to memdump. PC %04x\n", m.cpu.PC);
-    FILE *fp = fopen("memdump", "w");
-    fwrite(m.mem, 0x10000, 1, fp);
-    fclose(fp);
-}
-
 void emul_printdebug()
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "Min SP: %04x\n", m.minsp);

emul/emul.h

@@ -31,5 +31,4 @@ bool emul_step();
 bool emul_steps(unsigned int steps);
 void emul_loop();
 void emul_trace(ushort addr);
-void emul_memdump();
 void emul_printdebug();

emul/forth/xcomp.fs

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-: CODE XCODE ;
-: IMMEDIATE XIMM ;
-: : [ ' X: , ] ;
-
-CURRENT @ XCURRENT !
-H@ ' _bend - 4 + XOFF !
-
-( dummy entry for dict hook )
-(xentry) _
-H@ 256 /MOD 2 PC! 2 PC!
-

emul/hw/rc2014/classic.c

@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             char c;
             if (read(fileno(stdin), &c, 1) == 1) {
                 if (c == 5) {
-                    emul_memdump();
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Dumping memory to memdump\n");
+                    FILE *fp = fopen("memdump", "w");
+                    fwrite(m->mem, 0x10000, 1, fp);
+                    fclose(fp);
                     c = 0; // don't send to RC2014
                 }
                 if (c == 4) {   // CTRL+D

forth/boot.fs

@@ -123,16 +123,14 @@ PC ORG @ 1 + ! ( main )
     0x08 LDHL(nn),
     RAMSTART 0x02 + LD(nn)HL, ( RAM+02 == CURRENT )
     RAMSTART 0x04 + LD(nn)HL, ( RAM+04 == HERE )
-    EXDEHL,
     HL L1 @ LDddnn,
     0x03 CALLnn,        ( 03 == find )
     DE PUSHqq,
     L2 @ 2 + JPnn,
 
 PC ORG @ 4 + ! ( find )
-( Find the entry corresponding to word name where (HL) points
+( Find the entry corresponding to word where (HL) points to
-  to in dictionary having its tip at DE and sets DE to point
+  and sets DE to point to that entry. Z if found, NZ if not.
-  to that entry. Z if found, NZ if not.
 )
 
     BC PUSHqq,
@@ -156,6 +154,7 @@ PC ORG @ 4 + ! ( find )
   adjust. Because the compare loop pre-decrements, instead
   of DECing HL twice, we DEC it once. )
     HL DECss,
+    DE RAMSTART 0x02 + LDdd(nn),   ( RAM+02 == CURRENT )
 L3 BSET ( inner )
     ( DE is a wordref, first step, do our len correspond? )
     HL PUSHqq,          ( --> lvl 1 )
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ PC ORG @ 0x15 + ! ( popRS )
 '(' A, 'u' A, 'f' A, 'l' A, 'w' A, ')' A, 0 A,
 L1 BSET ( abortUnderflow )
     HL PC 7 - LDddnn,
-    DE RAMSTART 0x02 + LDdd(nn),   ( RAM+02 == CURRENT )
     0x03 CALLnn, ( find )
     DE PUSHqq,
     L2 @ 2 + JPnn, ( EXECUTE, skip nativeWord )
@@ -368,7 +366,7 @@ PC ORG @ 0x22 + ! ( litWord )
     JPNEXT,
 
 ( filler )
-NOP, NOP, NOP, NOP, NOP,
+NOP, NOP, NOP, NOP, NOP, NOP,
 
 ( DICT HOOK )
 ( This dummy dictionary entry serves two purposes:

forth/core.fs

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 : H@ HERE @ ;
-: IMMEDIATE
+: -^ SWAP - ;
-    CURRENT @ 1 -
-    DUP C@ 128 OR SWAP C!
-;
 : [ INTERPRET 1 FLAGS ! ; IMMEDIATE
 : ] R> DROP ;
 : LIT 34 , ;
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@
   (br)) and then call LITN on it. )
 
 : +! SWAP OVER @ + SWAP ! ;
-: -^ SWAP - ;
 : ALLOT HERE +! ;
 
 : IF                ( -- a | a: br cell addr )
@@ -132,7 +128,3 @@
     LOOP
     2DROP
 ;
-
-: DELW
-    1 - 0 SWAP C!
-;

forth/icore.fs

@@ -19,101 +19,145 @@
      by the full interpreter.
   5. When using words as immediates, make sure that they're
      not defined in icore or, if they are, make sure that
-     they are *not* offsetted
+     they contain no "_c" references.
 
-  Those rules are mostly met by the "xcomp" unit, which is
+  All these rules make this unit a bit messy, but this is the
-  expected to have been loaded prior to icore and redefines
+  price to pay for the awesomeness of self-bootstrapping.
-  ":" and other defining words. So, in other words, when
-  compiling icore, ":" doesn't means what you think it means,
-  go look in xcomp.
 )
 
+( When referencing words from native defs or this very unit,
+  use this compiling word, which subtract the proper offset
+  from the compiled word. That proper offset is:
+  1. Take ROT-header addr, the first native def.
+  2. Subtract _bend, boot's last word.
+  3. That will give us the offset to subtract to get the addr
+     of our word at runtime.
+
+  This means, of course, that any word compiling a _c word
+  can't be executed immediately.
+
+  Also note that because of that "_c" mechanism, it might
+  take two rounds of bootstrapping before the compiled
+  z80c.bin file is "stabilized". That's because the 2nd time
+  around, the recorded offset will have changed.
+)
+
+: _c
+    [
+    ' ROT
+    6 -         ( header )
+    ' _bend
+    -           ( our offset )
+    LITN
+    ]
+    '           ( get word )
+    -^          ( apply offset )
+    ,           ( write! )
+;
+( We can't use IMMEDIATE because the one we've just compiled
+  in z80c target's the *target*'s RAM addr, not the host's.
+  manually set namelen field. )
+0x82 CURRENT @ 1 - C!
+
 : RAM+
-    [ RAMSTART LITN ] +
+    [ RAMSTART LITN ] _c +
 ;
 
-: FLAGS 0x08 RAM+ ;
+: FLAGS 0x08 _c RAM+ ;
-: (parse*) 0x0a RAM+ ;
+: (parse*) 0x0a _c RAM+ ;
-: HERE 0x04 RAM+ ;
+: HERE 0x04 _c RAM+ ;
-: CURRENT* 0x51 RAM+ ;
+: CURRENT 0x02 _c RAM+ ;
-: CURRENT CURRENT* @ ;
+: (mmap*) 0x51 _c RAM+ ;
 
-( w -- a f )
+( The goal here is to be as fast as possible *when there is
-: (find) CURRENT @ SWAP _find ;
+  no mmap*, which is the most frequent situation. That is why
+  we don't DUP and we rather refetch. That is also why we
+  use direct literal instead of RAM+ or (mmap*). )
+: (mmap)
+    [ RAMSTART 0x51 + LITN ] _c _@
+    IF
+        [ RAMSTART 0x51 + LITN ] _c _@ EXECUTE
+    THEN
+;
+
+: @ _c (mmap) _c _@ ;
+: C@ _c (mmap) _c _C@ ;
+: ! _c (mmap) _c _! ;
+: C! _c (mmap) _c _C! ;
 
 : QUIT
-    0 FLAGS ! (resRS)
+    0 _c FLAGS _c ! _c (resRS)
-    LIT< INTERPRET (find) DROP EXECUTE
+    LIT< INTERPRET _c (find) _c DROP EXECUTE
 ;
 
-: ABORT (resSP) QUIT ;
+: ABORT _c (resSP) _c QUIT ;
 
-: = CMP NOT ;
+: = _c CMP _c NOT ;
-: < CMP -1 = ;
+: < _c CMP -1 _c = ;
-: > CMP 1 = ;
+: > _c CMP 1 _c = ;
 
 : (parsed)      ( a -- n f )
     ( read first char outside of the loop. it *has* to be
       nonzero. )
-    DUP C@                    ( a c )
+    _c DUP _c C@                    ( a c )
-    DUP NOT IF EXIT THEN      ( a 0 )
+    _c DUP _c NOT IF EXIT THEN      ( a 0 )
     ( special case: do we have a negative? )
-    DUP '-' = IF
+    _c DUP '-' _c = IF
         ( Oh, a negative, let's recurse and reverse )
-        DROP 1 +                  ( a+1 )
+        _c DROP 1 _c +                  ( a+1 )
-        (parsed)                     ( n f )
+        _c (parsed)                     ( n f )
-        SWAP 0 SWAP               ( f 0 n )
+        _c SWAP 0 _c SWAP               ( f 0 n )
-        - SWAP EXIT               ( 0-n f )
+        _c - _c SWAP EXIT               ( 0-n f )
     THEN
     ( running result, staring at zero )
-    0 SWAP                               ( a r c )
+    0 _c SWAP                               ( a r c )
     ( Loop over chars )
     BEGIN
     ( parse char )
-    '0' -
+    '0' _c -
     ( if bad, return "a 0" )
-    DUP 0 < IF 2DROP 0 EXIT THEN   ( bad )
+    _c DUP 0 _c < IF _c 2DROP 0 EXIT THEN   ( bad )
-    DUP 9 > IF 2DROP 0 EXIT THEN   ( bad )
+    _c DUP 9 _c > IF _c 2DROP 0 EXIT THEN   ( bad )
     ( good, add to running result )
-    SWAP 10 * +                    ( a r*10+n )
+    _c SWAP 10 _c * _c +                    ( a r*10+n )
-    SWAP 1 + SWAP                  ( a+1 r )
+    _c SWAP 1 _c + _c SWAP                  ( a+1 r )
     ( read next char )
-    OVER C@
+    _c OVER _c C@
-    DUP NOT UNTIL
+    _c DUP _c NOT UNTIL
     ( we're done and it's a success. We have "a r c", we want
       "r 1". )
-    DROP SWAP DROP 1
+    _c DROP _c SWAP _c DROP 1
 ;
 
 ( This is only the "early parser" in earlier stages. No need
   for an abort message )
 : (parse)
-    (parsed) NOT IF ABORT THEN
+    _c (parsed) _c NOT IF _c ABORT THEN
 ;
 
 : C<
     ( 0c == CINPTR )
-    0x0c RAM+ @ EXECUTE
+    0x0c _c RAM+ _c @ EXECUTE
 ;
 
 : ,
-    HERE @ !
+    _c HERE _c @ _c !
-    HERE @ 2 + HERE !
+    _c HERE _c @ 2 _c + _c HERE _c !
 ;
 
 : C,
-    HERE @ C!
+    _c HERE _c @ _c C!
-    HERE @ 1 + HERE !
+    _c HERE _c @ 1 _c + _c HERE _c !
 ;
 
 ( The NOT is to normalize the negative/positive numbers to 1
   or 0. Hadn't we wanted to normalize, we'd have written:
   32 CMP 1 - )
-: WS? 33 CMP 1 + NOT ;
+: WS? 33 _c CMP 1 _c + _c NOT ;
 
 : TOWORD
     BEGIN
-        C< DUP WS? NOT IF EXIT THEN DROP
+    _c C< _c DUP _c WS? _c NOT IF EXIT THEN _c DROP
     AGAIN
 ;
 
@@ -121,56 +165,47 @@
   return, make HL point to WORDBUF. )
 : WORD
     ( 0e == WORDBUF )
-    0x0e RAM+        ( a )
+    0x0e _c RAM+        ( a )
-    TOWORD                   ( a c )
+    _c TOWORD                   ( a c )
     BEGIN
         ( We take advantage of the fact that char MSB is
           always zero to pre-write our null-termination )
-        OVER !            ( a )
+        _c OVER _c !            ( a )
-        1 +                  ( a+1 )
+        1 _c +                  ( a+1 )
-        C<                   ( a c )
+        _c C<                   ( a c )
-        DUP WS?
+        _c DUP _c WS?
     UNTIL
     ( a this point, PS is: a WS )
     ( null-termination is already written )
-    2DROP
+    _c 2DROP
-    0x0e RAM+
+    0x0e _c RAM+
-;
-
-: SCPY
-    BEGIN               ( a )
-        DUP C@    ( a c )
-        DUP C,    ( a c )
-        NOT IF DROP EXIT THEN
-        1 +          ( a+1 )
-    AGAIN
 ;
 
 : (entry)
-    HERE @    ( h )
+    _c HERE _c @    ( h )
-    WORD         ( h s )
+    _c WORD         ( h s )
-    SCPY         ( h )
+    _c SCPY         ( h )
     ( Adjust HERE -1 because SCPY copies the null )
-    HERE @ 1 - ( h h' )
+    _c HERE _c @ 1 _c - ( h h' )
-    DUP HERE ! ( h h' )
+    _c DUP _c HERE _c ! ( h h' )
-    SWAP -       ( sz )
+    _c SWAP _c -       ( sz )
     ( write prev value )
-    HERE @ CURRENT @ - ,
+    _c HERE _c @ _c CURRENT _c @ _c - _c ,
     ( write size )
-    C,
+    _c C,
-    HERE @ CURRENT !
+    _c HERE _c @ _c CURRENT _c !
 ;
 
 : INTERPRET
     BEGIN
-    WORD
+    _c WORD
-    (find)
+    _c (find)
     IF
-        1 FLAGS !
+        1 _c FLAGS _c !
         EXECUTE
-        0 FLAGS !
+        0 _c FLAGS _c !
     ELSE
-        (parse*) @ EXECUTE
+        _c (parse*) _c @ EXECUTE
     THEN
     AGAIN
 ;
@@ -179,58 +214,67 @@
   LATEST. Convenient way to bootstrap a new system. )
 : (c<)
     ( 60 == SYSTEM SCRATCHPAD )
-    0x60 RAM+ @   ( a )
+    0x60 _c RAM+ _c @   ( a )
-    DUP C@        ( a c )
+    _c DUP _c C@        ( a c )
-    SWAP 1 +      ( c a+1 )
+    _c SWAP 1 _c +      ( c a+1 )
-    0x60 RAM+ !   ( c )
+    0x60 _c RAM+ _c !   ( c )
 ;
 
 : BOOT
-    0x02 RAM+ CURRENT* !
+    0 0x51 _c RAM+ _c _!
-    LIT< (parse) (find) DROP (parse*) !
+    LIT< (parse) _c (find) _c DROP _c (parse*) _c !
     ( 60 == SYSTEM SCRATCHPAD )
-    CURRENT @ 0x60 RAM+ !
+    _c CURRENT _c @ 0x60 _c RAM+ _c !
     ( 0c == CINPTR )
-    LIT< (c<) (find) DROP 0x0c RAM+ !
+    LIT< (c<) _c (find) _c DROP 0x0c _c RAM+ _c !
-    LIT< INIT (find)
+    LIT< INIT _c (find)
     IF EXECUTE
-    ELSE DROP INTERPRET THEN
+    ELSE _c DROP _c INTERPRET THEN
 ;
 
 ( LITN has to be defined after the last immediate usage of
   it to avoid bootstrapping issues )
 : LITN
     ( 32 == NUMBER )
-    32 , ,
+    32 _c , _c ,
 ;
 
-: IMMED? 1 - C@ 0x80 AND ;
+( : and ; have to be defined last because it can't be
+  executed now also, they can't have their real name
+  right away. We also can't use IMMEDIATE because the offset
+  used for CURRENT is the *target*'s RAM offset. we're still
+  on the host.
+)
 
-( ';' can't have its name right away because, when created, it
+: X
-  is not an IMMEDIATE yet and will not be treated properly by
+    _c (entry)
-  xcomp. )
-: _
-    ['] EXIT ,
-    R> DROP     ( exit : )
-; IMMEDIATE
-
-';' XCURRENT @ 4 - C!
-
-: :
-    (entry)
     ( We cannot use LITN as IMMEDIATE because of bootstrapping
       issues. Same thing for ",".
       32 == NUMBER 14 == compiledWord )
-    [ 32 H@ ! 2 ALLOT 14 H@ ! 2 ALLOT ] ,
+    [ 32 H@ _! 2 ALLOT 14 H@ _! 2 ALLOT ] _c ,
     BEGIN
-    WORD
+    _c WORD
-    (find)
+    _c (find)
     ( is word )
-    IF DUP IMMED? IF EXECUTE ELSE , THEN
+    IF _c DUP _c IMMED? IF EXECUTE ELSE _c , THEN
     ( maybe number )
-    ELSE (parse*) @ EXECUTE LITN THEN
+    ELSE _c (parse*) _c @ EXECUTE _c LITN THEN
     AGAIN
 ;
 
-(xentry) _
+: Y
-H@ 256 /MOD 2 PC! 2 PC!
+    ['] EXIT _c ,
+    _c R> _c DROP     ( exit : )
+;
+
+( Give ":" and ";" their real name and make them IMMEDIATE )
+0x81 ' X 1 - _C!
+':' ' X 4 - _C!
+0x81 ' Y 1 - _C!
+';' ' Y 4 - _C!
+
+( Add dummy entry. we use CREATE because (entry) is, at this
+  point, broken. Adjust H@ durint port 2 ping. )
+CREATE _
+H@ 2 - 256 /MOD 2 PC! 2 PC!
+

forth/parse.fs

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     (parseb) IF EXIT THEN
     (parsed) IF EXIT THEN
     ( nothing works )
-    LIT< (wnf) (find) IF EXECUTE ELSE ABORT THEN
+    LIT< (wnf) (find) DROP EXECUTE
 ;
 
 ' (parse) (parse*) !

forth/xcomp.fs

@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-( Do dictionary cross compilation.
-  Include this file right before your cross compilation, then
-  set XCURRENT to CURRENT and XOFF to H@ - your target hook.
-  Example: H@ ' _bend - XOFF !
-
-  This redefines defining words to achieve cross compilation.
-  The goal is two-fold:
-
-  1. Add an offset to all word references in definitions.
-  2. Don't shadow important words we need right now.
-
-  New defining words establish a new XCURRENT, a copy of
-  CURRENT. From now on, CURRENT doesn't move. This means that
-  "'" and friends will *not* find words you're about to
-  define. Only (xfind) will.
-
-  Words ":", "IMMEDIATE" and "CODE" are not automatically
-  shadowed to allow the harmless inclusion of this unit. This
-  shadowing has to take place in your xcomp configuration.
-
-  See example in /emul/forth/xcomp.fs
-)
-
-VARIABLE XCURRENT
-VARIABLE XOFF
-
-: XCON XCURRENT CURRENT* ! ;
-: XCOFF CURRENT CURRENT* ! ;
-
-: (xentry) XCON (entry) XCOFF ;
-
-: XCODE XCON CODE XCOFF ;
-
-: XIMM XCON IMMEDIATE XCOFF ;
-
-: X:
-    XCON
-    (entry)
-    ( 0e == compiledWord )
-    [ 0x0e LITN ] ,
-    BEGIN
-    ( DUP is because we need a copy in case it's IMMED )
-    WORD DUP
-    (find)      ( w a f )
-    IF
-        ( is word )
-        DUP IMMED?
-        IF  ( w a )
-            ( When encountering IMMEDIATE, we exec the *host*
-              word. )
-            DROP    ( w )
-            ( hardcoded system CURRENT )
-            0x02 RAM+ @ SWAP        ( cur w )
-            _find                   ( a f )
-            NOT IF ABORT THEN   ( a )
-            EXECUTE
-        ELSE
-            ( not an immed. drop backup w and write, with
-              offset. )
-            SWAP DROP   ( a )
-            DUP 0x100 > IF XOFF @ - THEN
-            ,
-        THEN
-    ELSE ( w a )
-        ( maybe number )
-        DROP   ( w )
-        (parse*) @ EXECUTE LITN
-    THEN
-    AGAIN
-    XCOFF
-;

forth/z80c.fs

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
   This unit expects the same conf as boot.fs.
 )
 
+( dummy entry for dict hook )
+(entry) _
+H@ 256 /MOD 2 PC! 2 PC!
+
 ( a b c -- b c a )
 CODE ROT
     HL POPqq,       ( C )
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ L2 FSET ( skip )
     BC PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
-CODE !
+CODE _!
     HL POPqq,
     DE POPqq,
     chkPS,
@@ -237,7 +241,7 @@ CODE !
     (HL) D LDrr,
 ;CODE
 
-CODE @
+CODE _@
     HL POPqq,
     chkPS,
     E (HL) LDrr,
@@ -246,14 +250,14 @@ CODE @
     DE PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
-CODE C!
+CODE _C!
     HL POPqq,
     DE POPqq,
     chkPS,
     (HL) E LDrr,
 ;CODE
 
-CODE C@
+CODE _C@
     HL POPqq,
     chkPS,
     L (HL) LDrr,
@@ -307,6 +311,25 @@ CODE R>
     HL PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
+CODE IMMEDIATE
+    ( CURRENT == RAM+2 )
+    RAMSTART 0x02 + LDHL(nn),
+    HL DECss,
+    7 (HL) SETbr,
+;CODE
+
+CODE IMMED?
+    HL POPqq,
+    chkPS,
+    HL DECss,
+    DE 0 LDddnn,
+    7 (HL) BITbr,
+    JRZ, L1 FWR ( notset )
+    DE INCss,
+L1 FSET ( notset )
+    DE PUSHqq,
+;CODE
+
 CODE BYE
     HALT,
 ;CODE
@@ -350,10 +373,8 @@ CODE CMP
     BC PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
-( cur w -- a f )
+CODE (find)
-CODE _find
+    HL POPqq,
-    HL POPqq,       ( w )
-    DE POPqq,       ( cur )
     chkPS,
     ( 3 == find )
     3 CALLnn,
@@ -369,6 +390,24 @@ L1 FSET ( found )
     DE PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
+CODE SCPY
+    HL POPqq,
+    chkPS,
+    ( HERE == RAM+4 )
+    DE RAMSTART 0x04 + LDdd(nn),
+    B 0 LDrn,
+L1 BSET ( loop )
+    A (HL) LDrr,
+    LD(DE)A,
+    HL INCss,
+    DE INCss,
+    B INCr,
+    A ORr,
+    JRNZ, L1 BWR ( loop )
+    DE A LD(dd)r
+    RAMSTART 0x04 + DE LD(nn)dd,
+;CODE
+
 CODE (im1)
     IM1,
     EI,

notes.txt

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ RAMSTART   INITIAL_SP
 +0e        WORDBUF
 +2e        SYSVNXT
 +4e        INTJUMP
-+51        CURRENTPTR
++51        MMAPPTR
 +53        RESERVED
 +60        SYSTEM SCRATCHPAD
 +80        RAMEND
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ those slots...) in boot binaries are made to jump to this address. If you use
 one of those slots for an interrupt, write a jump to the appropriate offset in
 that RAM location.
 
-CURRENTPTR points to current CURRENT. The Forth CURRENT word doesn't return
+MMAPPTR: Address behind (mmap), which is called before every !/C!/@/C@ world
-RAM+2 directly, but rather the value at this address. Most of the time, it
+to give the opportunity to change the address of the call.
-points to RAM+2, but sometimes, when maintaining alternative dicts (during
-cross compilation for example), it can point elsewhere.
 
 SYSTEM SCRATCHPAD is reserved for temporary system storage or can be reserved
 by low-level drivers. These are the current usages of this space throughout the
@@ -160,3 +158,29 @@ can't have comments. This leads to peculiar code in this area. If you see weird
 whitespace usage, it's probably because not using those whitespace would result
 in dict entry creation overwriting the code before it has the chance to be
 interpreted.
+
+*** Memory maps
+
+We have a mechanism to map memory ranges to something else. We call this memory
+maps. There is a reserved address in memory for a memory mapping routine. The
+word (mmap*) returns that address. By default, it's zero which means no mapping.
+
+Each call to @, C@, ! or C! call that word, if nonzero, before executing. This
+allows you to do pretty much anything. Try to be efficient in your programming,
+however, because those words are called *very* often.
+
+Here's a toy example of memory map usage:
+
+> 8 0x8000 DUMP
+:00 0000 0000 0000 0000 ........
+> : foo DUP 0x8000 = IF 2 + THEN ;
+> ' foo (mmap*) !
+> 8 0x8000 DUMP
+:00 0000 0000 0000 0000 ........
+> 0x1234 0x8000 !
+> 8 0x8000 DUMP
+:00 3412 3412 0000 0000 4.4.....
+> 0 (mmap*) !
+> 8 0x8000 DUMP
+:00 0000 3412 0000 0000 ..4.....
+>