Re: Stack Machines

Chris Cranford wrote:
> On 4/16/2004 7:56 PM, BARTLETT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote to ALL:
> 
> -> On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Chris Cranford wrote:
> -> 
> -> > Is this a good newsgroup to discuss BASIC-like stack machine and
OPCODE
> -> > generation or is there a better newsgroup?
> -> 
> ->     I'm not quite sure what you mean by a "BASIC-like stack machine"
> -> so I can't address that.  However, in any case, this seems to be a
> -> low-volume ng.
> 
> I meant a stack machine that is implemented from parsing a "BASIC-Like"
set 
> of grammer to perform those "BASIC-like" commands in the SM/VM.
> 
> For example:
>   Dim x as Integer = 5
>   Print "The value of x = "; x
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris 

FORTH may be the language you're looking for.
See http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/551.jvn.fall01/primer.htm
for a well written intro by a physics professor at University of Virginia.

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