diff --git a/emul/forth/z80c.bin b/emul/forth/z80c.bin
index e46633f..56f627d 100644
Binary files a/emul/forth/z80c.bin and b/emul/forth/z80c.bin differ
diff --git a/forth/forth.asm b/forth/forth.asm
index d3aad8c..3a89e98 100644
--- a/forth/forth.asm
+++ b/forth/forth.asm
@@ -841,26 +841,11 @@ SYSVNXT_:
 	.dw	sysvarWord
 	.dw	SYSVNXT
 
-; ( n a -- )
-	.db "!"
-	.dw $-SYSVNXT_
-	.db 1
-; STABLE ABI
-; Offset: 0610
-.out $
-STORE:
-	.dw nativeWord
-	pop	iy
-	pop	hl
-	call	chkPS
-	ld	(iy), l
-	ld	(iy+1), h
-	jp	next
 
-.fill 30
+.fill 51
 
 	.db	"_bend"
-	.dw	$-STORE
+	.dw	$-SYSVNXT_
 	.db	5
 ; Offset: 0647
 .out $
diff --git a/forth/icore.fs b/forth/icore.fs
index 6be7318..bfc7c76 100644
--- a/forth/icore.fs
+++ b/forth/icore.fs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 ; IMMEDIATE
 
 : QUIT
-    0 FLAGS ! _c (resRS)
+    0 FLAGS _c ! _c (resRS)
     LIT< INTERPRET (find) _c DROP EXECUTE
 ;
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 : C,
     HERE _c @ _c C!
-    HERE _c @ 1 _c + HERE !
+    HERE _c @ 1 _c + HERE _c !
 ;
 
 ( The NOT is to normalize the negative/positive numbers to 1
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     BEGIN
         ( We take advantage of the fact that char MSB is
           always zero to pre-write our null-termination )
-        _c OVER !               ( a )
+        _c OVER _c !            ( a )
         1 _c +                  ( a+1 )
         _c C<                   ( a c )
         _c DUP _c WS?
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@
     SCPY            ( h )
     ( Adjust HERE -1 because SCPY copies the null )
     HERE _c @ 1 _c - ( h h' )
-    _c DUP HERE !   ( h h' )
+    _c DUP HERE _c ! ( h h' )
     _c SWAP _c -       ( sz )
     ( write prev value )
     HERE _c @ CURRENT _c @ _c - ,
     ( write size )
     _c C,
-    HERE _c @ CURRENT !
+    HERE _c @ CURRENT _c !
 ;
 
 : INTERPRET
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
     _c WORD
     (find)
     IF
-        1 FLAGS !
+        1 FLAGS _c !
         EXECUTE
-        0 FLAGS !
+        0 FLAGS _c !
     ELSE
         (parse*) _c @ EXECUTE
     THEN
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 : BOOT
     LIT< (c<) (find) NOT IF LIT< KEY (find) _c DROP THEN
     ( JTBL+40 == CINPTR )
-    [ JTBL 40 + @ LITN ] !
+    [ JTBL 40 + @ LITN ] _c !
     LIT< (c<$) (find) IF EXECUTE ELSE _c DROP THEN
     _c INTERPRET
 ;
diff --git a/forth/z80c.fs b/forth/z80c.fs
index 49b5cdc..ed16604 100644
--- a/forth/z80c.fs
+++ b/forth/z80c.fs
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ CODE /MOD
     BC PUSHqq,
 ;CODE
 
+CODE !
+    HL POPqq,
+    DE POPqq,
+    chkPS,
+    (HL) E LDrr,
+    HL INCss,
+    (HL) D LDrr,
+;CODE
+
 CODE @
     HL POPqq,
     chkPS,