( example how to use the word, NUMBER )

COLD 

HEX

300 CONSTANT STR1   ( STRING1 RAM ADDRESS @  $300
310 CONSTANT STR2   ( STRING2 RAM ADDRESS @  $310
 10 CONSTANT LENGHT ( BUFFER LENGHT 16 BYTES

STR1 LENGHT ERASE   ( ERASE STRING1 BUFFER
STR2 LENGHT ERASE   ( ERASE STRING2 BUFFER
 
STR1 LENGHT DUMP    ( MAKE SURE IT IS CLEAN
  300   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

STR2 LENGHT DUMP 
  310   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

( PUT STRING1 12345678 START @ 2ND BYTE, STR1 + 1
STR1 1+ LENGHT 1- EXPECT 
( enter 12345678 follows by SPACE key then a RETURN key 

( PUT STRING2 87654321 @ STR2 + 1
STR2 1+ LENGHT 1- EXPECT 
( enter 87654321 follows by a SPACE key then a RETURN key

STR1 LENGHT DUMP ( MAKE SURE STRING1 IS THERE
(  300   0 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38  20  0  0  0  0  0  0

20 STR1 C! ( THEN PUT HEX 20 ON 1ST BYTE OF STR1, 

STR2 LENGHT DUMP ( STRING2 IS ALSO THERE
(  310   0 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31  20  0  0  0  0  0  0

20 STR2 C! ( THEN PUT HEX 20 ON STRING2 1ST BYTE

( DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKESURE,
( A HEX 20 IS AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE STRING  
(  300   20 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 20  0  0  0  0  0  0

STR2 LEGNHT DUMP 
(  310   20 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31  20  0  0  0  0  0  0


( NOW, WE DISPLAY THE NUMBER AND SEE THE RESULTS
STR1 NUMBER D. 12345678
STR2 NUMBER D. 87654321