diff --git a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c
index 60e12b3b7371..e70fa44a7c11 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c
+++ b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ int ficlExecC(FICL_VM *pVM, char *pText, FICL_INT size)
 int ficlExecFD(FICL_VM *pVM, int fd)
 {
     char    cp[nLINEBUF];
-    int     i, nLine = 0, rval = VM_OUTOFTEXT;
+    int     nLine = 0, rval = VM_OUTOFTEXT;
     char    ch;
     CELL    id;
 
diff --git a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h
index 79199d17eab1..176d9478390f 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h
+++ b/sys/boot/ficl/ficl.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ typedef struct
 */
 typedef struct
 {
-    INT32 index;
+    FICL_INT index;
     char *end;
     char *cp;
 } TIB;
diff --git a/sys/boot/ficl/softwords/classes.fr b/sys/boot/ficl/softwords/classes.fr
index 9e578fbf2f00..3d233e418b69 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ficl/softwords/classes.fr
+++ b/sys/boot/ficl/softwords/classes.fr
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ object subclass c-2byte
 end-class
 
 object subclass c-4byte
+	4 chars: .payload
+
+	: get  drop i@ ;
+	: set  drop i! ;
+end-class
+
+object subclass c-cell
 	cell: .payload
 
 	: get  drop @ ;
@@ -56,23 +63,23 @@ end-class
 \ Returns the size in address units of the thing the pointer
 \ refers to.
 object subclass c-ptr
-    c-4byte obj: .addr
+    c-cell obj: .addr
 
     \ get the value of the pointer
     : get-ptr   ( inst class -- addr )
-        c-ptr   => .addr  
-        c-4byte => get  
+        c-ptr  => .addr  
+        c-cell => get  
     ;
 
     \ set the pointer to address supplied
     : set-ptr   ( addr inst class -- )
-        c-ptr   => .addr  
-        c-4byte => set  
+        c-ptr  => .addr  
+        c-cell => set  
     ;
 
     \ force the pointer to be null
 	: clr-ptr
-	    0 -rot  c-ptr => .addr  c-4byte => set
+	    0 -rot  c-ptr => .addr  c-cell => set
 	;
 
     \ return flag indicating null-ness
@@ -108,9 +115,9 @@ end-class
 
 
 \ ** C - C E L L P T R 
-\ Models a pointer to cell (a 32 bit scalar). 
+\ Models a pointer to cell (a 32 or 64 bit scalar). 
 c-ptr subclass c-cellPtr
-    : @size   2drop  4  ;
+    : @size   2drop  1 cells ;
     \ fetch and store through the pointer
 	: get   ( inst class -- cell )
         c-ptr => get-ptr @  
@@ -121,6 +128,20 @@ c-ptr subclass c-cellPtr
 end-class
 
 
+\ ** C - I N T P T R
+\ Models a pointer to an int (a 32 bit scalar).
+c-ptr subclass c-4bytePtr
+    : @size   2drop  4  ;
+    \ fetch and store through the pointer
+	: get   ( inst class -- value )
+        c-ptr => get-ptr i@  
+    ;
+	: set   ( value inst class -- )
+        c-ptr => get-ptr i!  
+    ;
+end-class
+
+
 \ ** C - 2 B Y T E P T R 
 \ Models a pointer to a 16 bit scalar
 c-ptr subclass c-2bytePtr
diff --git a/sys/boot/ficl/words.c b/sys/boot/ficl/words.c
index ab6700d2ad6a..3e0fc18f508a 100644
--- a/sys/boot/ficl/words.c
+++ b/sys/boot/ficl/words.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,27 @@ static void plusStore(FICL_VM *pVM)
 }
 
 
+static void iFetch(FICL_VM *pVM)
+{
+    UNS32 *pw;
+#if FICL_ROBUST > 1
+    vmCheckStack(pVM, 1, 1);
+#endif
+    pw = (UNS32)stackPopPtr(pVM->pStack);
+    stackPushUNS(pVM->pStack, (FICL_UNS)*pw);
+    return;
+}
+
+static void iStore(FICL_VM *pVM)
+{
+    UNS32 *pw;
+#if FICL_ROBUST > 1
+    vmCheckStack(pVM, 2, 0);
+#endif
+    pw = (UNS32 *)stackPopPtr(pVM->pStack);
+    *pw = (UNS32)(stackPop(pVM->pStack).u);
+}
+
 static void wFetch(FICL_VM *pVM)
 {
     UNS16 *pw;
@@ -1444,8 +1465,8 @@ static void listWords(FICL_VM *pVM)
         vmTextOut(pVM, pPad, 1);
     }
 
-    sprintf(pVM->pad, "Dictionary: %d words, %ld cells used of %lu total", 
-        nWords, dp->here - dp->dict, dp->size);
+    sprintf(pVM->pad, "Dictionary: %d words, %ld cells used of %u total", 
+        nWords, (long) (dp->here - dp->dict), dp->size);
     vmTextOut(pVM, pVM->pad, 1);
     return;
 }
@@ -1467,8 +1488,8 @@ static void listEnv(FICL_VM *pVM)
         }
     }
 
-    sprintf(pVM->pad, "Environment: %d words, %ld cells used of %lu total", 
-        nWords, dp->here - dp->dict, dp->size);
+    sprintf(pVM->pad, "Environment: %d words, %ld cells used of %u total", 
+        nWords, (long) (dp->here - dp->dict), dp->size);
     vmTextOut(pVM, pVM->pad, 1);
     return;
 }
@@ -4931,6 +4952,8 @@ void ficlCompileCore(FICL_DICT *dp)
     dictAppendWord(dp, "sliteral",  sLiteralCoIm,   FW_COMPIMMED); /* STRING */
     dictAppendWord(dp, "wid-set-super", 
                                     setParentWid,   FW_DEFAULT);
+    dictAppendWord(dp, "i@",        iFetch,         FW_DEFAULT);
+    dictAppendWord(dp, "i!",        iStore,         FW_DEFAULT);
     dictAppendWord(dp, "w@",        wFetch,         FW_DEFAULT);
     dictAppendWord(dp, "w!",        wStore,         FW_DEFAULT);
     dictAppendWord(dp, "x.",        hexDot,         FW_DEFAULT);