#+Title: VolksForth versions

* C64/C16/Plus4/CommanderX16

See also [[6502/C64/RELEASE_NOTES.md]]

*3.9.6*

 * Removes all known dependencies of the X16 VolksForth kernel on
 undocumented X16 Kernal variables and thus (hopefully) on specific
 X16 ROM versions. This has some implications on multitasking behaviour
 while waiting for console input.
 * Adds more bundled Forth sources from the original disks.
 * Starts an English translation of the original German manual with a
 translation of the chapter on the multitasker. 

*3.9.5*

 * X16 version adapted to the X16 ROM version R46. It also runs with
 the R47 ROM.
 * Adds a second X16 binary with a word (XED) use the ROM-based editor
  X16Edit, and with some DOS and file support (DIR, CAT, DOS).

*3.9.4*

 * X16 version adapted to Kernal/Emulator version R41
 * Some reduction in use of and dependence on Kernal variables in RAM

*3.9.3*

 * X16 version adapted to work with both versions R38 and R39 of
 Kernal and Emulator, and thus with prototype boards #1 and #2
 * Some code cleanup around moving word headers to the heap
 and related tmpheap cleanup
 * load, thru, +load, +thru were removed from the v4th versions
 like the x16 version that don't have block/buffer disk access.

*3.9.2*

 * X16: Zero page area used by v4th moved from $30-$5b to $50-$7b,
 inclusive, so that it now doesn't collide with the ROM version of X16Edit
 * Initial prepartion for and implementation of tmpheap
 * Some minor cleanups and bug fixes.

*3.91*

 * X16: Initial version

*3.90*

 * Built-in INCLUDE stream file interface
 * Separate versions with and without BLOCK words
 * C16-32k version resurrected and fixed
 * An adapted subset of the ANS test suite is made to pass
 * Makefile setup for build and test
 * Build sources moved from BLOCK disk images to stream sources