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title: "Oh, F-it! The urge to drop the C baggage was too strong, using nasm to bootstrap"
author: "NOTimothyLottes"
handle: "@NOTimothyLottes"
post_url: "https://x.com/NOTimothyLottes/status/2078257788732461389"
post_id: "2078257788732461389"
timestamp: "2026-07-17 23:17:23"
post_count: 4
reply_count: 1
repost_count: 0
like_count: 15
view_count: 1332
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# @NOTimothyLottes — Oh, F-it! The urge to drop the C baggage was too strong, using nasm to bootstrap

## Post 1 (2026-07-17 23:17:23)

Oh, F-it! The urge to drop the C baggage was too strong, using nasm to bootstrap another radical Forth for Linux. Will see how far I can get in a 4 KiB binary to start. Apparently this wants to exist, and I have no choice but to lend some fingers. ELF64 out of the way.

![Media 1](./media/2078257788732461389_1.png)

## Post 2 (2026-07-18 01:48:29) — reply to Post 1

@NOTimothyLottes sorry for the tangent - what is this font and where can I get it?

## Post 3 (2026-07-18 02:27:03) — reply to Post 2

@furan It’s one of mine (bitmap front for 640x480 resolution CRT) if I ever figure out some good web hosting again I could put up

## Post 4 (2026-07-18 02:34:03) — reply to Post 3

@NOTimothyLottes or github, I host a bunch of bitmap fonts here: https://github.com/ianhan/bitmapfonts