H2 Forth CPU
A Forth CPU and System on a Chip, based on the J1, written in VHDL - howerj/forth-cpu
H2 Forth CPU launched on March 19, 2019 with 120 votes, #258 of 2,994 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.
In plain words
H2 Forth CPU is an open-source processor implementation designed for running Forth programs. Available on GitHub, it provides a hardware platform for executing Forth code efficiently. The project is suited for embedded systems developers and Forth enthusiasts interested in custom CPU architectures. It offers a specialized alternative to conventional processors by natively supporting Forth language execution at the hardware level.
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