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Sectorforth is a 16-bit x86 Forth that fits in a 512-byte boot sector (2020)

36 points by sigalor ago | 5 comments

Saltloaf |next [-]

Eight primitives and a colon compiler in 512 bytes is a nice demonstration of how much you can bootstrap from almost nothing. The examples building up from there are the best part.

gabrielsroka |next |previous [-]

2020

jxnsneb |previous [-]

Not that impressive considering this uses BIOS routines heavily and whole operating systems including basic interpreter fit in a couple of KiB

vrighter |root |parent [-]

512 bytes is quite a bit less than "a couple of kilobytes"

jacquesm |root |parent [-]

It's much better than 512, it fits in 336 bytes iirc.