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Forth FAQ
kForth - programming examples
DPANS'94 - very interesting: annex D and E.
Gforth - Forth implementation of the GNU project
PFE - The Portable Forth Environment is based on the ANSI Standard for Forth. It is targeted for embedded environments.
vnpforth - contains a traditional compiler, which turns Forth into standard object (.o) files
Moving Forth - Article on writing Forth Kernels by Brad Rodriguez
Hayes ANS compliance test - a test for ANS Forth compliance by John Hayes. The OpenBIOS forth kernel passes this test.
gfob - a forth source obfuscator
Primer - A Beginner's Guide to Forth by J.V. Noble
Forth engines - written in several languages.
Thoughtful Programming and Forth - an essay by Jeff Fox.
Selected Forth Papers - at theforthsource.com

Stack Computers: the new wave - Philip J. Koopman Jr's book on stack computers offered as pdf and html.

Multiboot standard
GRUB - GRand Unified Bootloader
GRUB2
Nilo - Network Interface Loader. NILO will boot Linux, FreeBSD, Windows 95/98/NT4 and support the Intel PXE standard.
Etherboot
Redboot

MTD - Memory Technology Device Subsystem for Linux
/dev/bios - Flash ROM driver for Linux (for flashing System and PCI adapter firmware) (obsolete)
Uniflash (nonlinux)
flashrom (LinuxBIOS)

LinuxBIOS - The LinuxBIOS project bootstraps systems to the point where they can run an OS kernel from flash or over Ethernet using Etherboot.
FreeBIOS - The FreeBIOS sourceforge project hosts all of the LinuxBIOS source code in CVS.
TIARA - TIARA, an Openbios/GRUB/PFORTH composite, BIOS replacement (dead?)
GBIOS - GBIOS is a GPLed firmware for PowerPC G3/G4 and some Motorola cpus.
Proll - Proll is a firmware replacement for SUN JavaStations to boot Linux