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# INTERP – The Kernel of Interactive Nuts

In this article we present an easily extended, interactive interpreter, providing a stack oriented, dictionary based programming environment similar to FORTH. The interpreter is, thus, the basis for the more friendly, more interactive use of your computer. The ease with which INTERP can be coded is a dramatic demonstration of the power of the ZX81 string manipulation capabilities and the GOSUB and VAL commands.