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From: dxf <dxforth@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Why dial-a-standard is not a thing in Forth
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:20:45 +1000
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On 20/04/2025 11:25 pm, sjack wrote:
> dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Really annoying was LMI which on error switched to DECIMAL ...
>>
> 
> Someone here awhile back posted modifying LOAD and LIST to convert
> the TOS number to decimal regardless of current BASE setting.
> Gave it a try and found it indeed helpful.
> ...

Out of curiosity what was the conversion method?