FORGE Documentation

Welcome to the FORGE (Fast Optimizing Runtime Generation Environment) documentation. FORGE is a BASIC compiler for cross-build-compiling for the Atari 8-bit computers.

Quick Navigation

Getting Started

• Introduction - Overview of FORGE and its features
• First Steps - Your first FORGE program
• Compiling - How to compile your programs
• FORGE Features - Key features and capabilities

Editor Guide

• Editor Guide - Complete editor reference
• Editor Optimization - Performance tips and tricks

Language Reference

• Syntax - Language syntax rules
• Expressions - Expressions, operators, and variables
• Functions - All available functions
• Statements - All available statements

Advanced Topics

• Display List Interrupts - DLI programming guide
• SIO Operations - Serial I/O interface
• FujiNet - Network programming with FujiNet
• CIO Reference - Central I/O utility reference
• XIO Reference - Extended I/O command codes
• Low-Level Programming - Memory operations
• NOTE/POINT - File positioning operations

Reference

• Memory Map - Atari memory map reference
• Hardware Registers - Hardware register reference
• OS Equates - Operating system constants
• Memory Usage - Memory usage guidelines
• Interrupts - System interrupt documentation
• IOCB Structure - Input/Output Control Block reference

Build Tools

• CC65 Tools - CC65 assembler and linker documentation
• R: Handler - Serial port handler reference

About FORGE

• Why FORGE? - The story behind the fork
• Attributions - Credits and copyright information

Related Resources

• Cross-Compiler Usage - Using the command-line compiler
• Full Table of Contents - Detailed index of all documentation

FORGE is a fast interpreter for the BASIC language on the Atari 8-bit computers. Key features include:

• No line numbers - Modern programming environment
• Integrated full-screen editor - Edit and run programs seamlessly
• Integer-first design - Fast execution with 16-bit integers by default
• Floating point support - Available in the full version
• Compilation support - Compile to standalone executables
• Cross-compiler - Compile on modern PCs

See the Introduction for more details.