Steven Vickers
I really like this manual, you see. so I wil be transcribing it over time. it is a great gentle introduction to both FORTH and computers in general.
Chapter 1
Setting up the Ace
Chapter 2
Typing at the keyboard
How to type in your instructions to the Ace
Chapter 3
Loading programs from tape
In case you have bought some software
Chapter 4
Defining new words
How to write your own programs, using : and ;
Chapter 5
Simple arithmetic
Integer (whole number) arithmetic and the stack
Chapter 6
Defining new arithmetic words
Chapter 7
Altering word definitions
How to correct mistakes, using LIST, EDIT, and REDEFINE
Chapter 8
Words that are really numbers
Constants, variables, and bytes in memory
Chapter 9
Making decisions
Words that can behave differently in different circumstances, using IF, ELSE, and THEN
Chapter 10
Repeating
Words that can do the same thing over and over again, using BEGIN and DO
Chapter 11
Sound
Using the Ace's loudspeaker, with BEEP
Chapter 12
The character set
And how to define your own characters
Chapter 13
Plotting graphs
With PLOT
Chapter 14
Saving words on tape
How to save information on cassette tape before you turn the Ace off
Chapter 15
Fractions and decimal points
Floating point arithmetic
Chapter 16
Reading the keyboard
So that you can control a program while it is running
Chapter 17
Other ways of counting
Decimal, binary, hex, octal, and more
Chapter 18
Boolean operations
AND, OR, and XOR
Chapter 19
More advanced arithmetic
Double length arithmetic and formatted printing
Chapter 20
Inside the dictionary
Not only your own words, but your own ways of defining them–CREATE and DEFINER
Chapter 21
Strings and arrays
What they are, and how to set them up
Chapter 22
Vocabularies
Setting aside some words for special contexts
Chapter 23
Inside colon definitions
How to control the compilation process, and COMPILER
Chapter 24
How the memory is laid out
Including a list of system variables
Chapter 25
Machine code
For the Z80A processor chip
Chapter 26
Extending the Ace
How to connect your own electronics to the back of the Ace
Appendices