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"Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> writes:
> One of the major places where BASE-base input is useful is, of course,
> interpreting source files, where drivers etc. need to specify
> addresses and other parameters in hex. BASE is a Forth-specific
> concept, for some reason, but it is truly wonderful and one of Chuck's
> best ideas. Worth learning.

It seems like troublesome and unnecessary statefulness to me.  Better to
just use prefixes: $123A already works and is perfectly clear and not a
problem to type, so I'd be satisfied with it.  Similarly HEX.  prints a
number in hex, etc.