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Edit: Additional comment, 2 Feb 2016

Within the 15712 bytes binary file which constitutes the job code area:

25% is actual 68000 source code (executable)
58% FORTH code words (nonsense as 68000)
17% internally overwritten (data and return stacks, etc)

I've just seen this and those ...

Hi Gerry, Welcome to the forum!

I have a QL system with 3.5/5.25 (360K/720K) disks, if you need any QL/PC disks read.


Hi Silvester

To get my QL working I had to buy a new keyboard membrane and it now seems fully functional. How times change, I remember that the Microvitec Cub monitor seemed ...

Nevertheless I have, in the last few days, had another look and realise it is as you say. It is the system/USER variables, PAD and TIB that are held within job code which are overwritten. Ive done a complete disassembly back to assembly source (before I saw your message). As you say it sets up job ...

Perhaps it (SuperForth) is compacted. But from what I recall (~15yrs ago) it certainly did some odd things to its own code block before executing it.

I'm not sure what you mean but I can't look at the original source code of SuperForth until I find some way of reading the master on a 5.25" floppy ...