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# Retro: a Modern, Pragmatic Forth
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Welcome to Retro, my personal take on the Forth language. This
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is a modern system primarily targeting desktop, mobile, and
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servers, though it can also be used on some larger (ARM, MIPS32)
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embedded systems.
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The language is Forth. It is untyped, uses a stack to pass data
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between functions called words, and a dictionary which tracks
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the word names and data structures.
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But it's not a traditional Forth. Retro draws influences from
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many sources and takes a unique approach to the language.
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Retro has a large vocabulary of words. Keeping a copy of the
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Glossary on hand is highly recommended as you learn to use Retro.
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This book will hopefully help you develop a better understanding
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of Retro and how it works.
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