Welcome
Retro is a small, minimalistic dialect of Forth.
Legal Status
Retro is gifted by the author, Charles Childers, to the Public Domain. In the event your country does not recognize my ability to so dedicate it, I also grant unconditional, non-revocable permission to anyone who obtains a copy of this software, to use, modify and to redistribute it without limitation.
Platforms Supported
x86: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD, BeOS R5, Haiku
x86-64: Linux
ARM: iPhone and iPod Touch (2.2.1, after jailbreak)
Alpha: Linux
PowerPC: AIX, Mac OS X
Java (console): Linux, MacOS X, iPhone / iPod Touch (after jailbreak)
Java (MIDP): BlackBerry
.NET: Windows (with Microsoft .NET and Mono), MacOS X (with Mono)
Browsers: FireFox, Opera, Safari, Chrome
Support
Questions, comments, need help? Join our mailing list or visit #retro on irc.freenode.net
Downloads
Development Snapshot
- Source (tar.gz) and Changelog
- Executables for various systems
- Optional Extensions (tar.gz) and Changelog
- Manual
Release 10.1.2 (Stable, June 2009)
Most prior releases can be found in the archive.
Try it
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