Re: The strengths of FORTH

In article <%4aHj.317017$fO7.258184@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Mikael Nordman  <oh2aun.extra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> In any event, it would be most helpful if c.l.f participants were a bit
less
>> negative.
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>> Bob Miller
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>Forth has one advantage over other languages. That is you can use it as a
>mini operating system on a processor and incrementally develop and test
the code.
>And that it so simple that you can understand it all the way.
>
>In all other respects Unix/Windows/RTOS, coupled
>with your/your companys/your part providers favourite language, wins !!
>I really don't get the point with putting Forth on top Windows or Unix.
>
>Too sad that there are no open source file systems and communication
stacks
>available for Forth. Or a standard (source) library like Unix has clib.
>Those would really lower the entry level into embedded Forth.
>
>A lot less writing about clever tricks and a lot more writings about
embedded Forth would be
>appreciated !
>
>Not to mention the ever ongoing saga of disputes between Old Forthers.
>
>These examples that Forth is good for replacing paper tapes is perhaps
not
>very good for promoting Forth. What has Forth done for you lately ?

Okay, I'll byte. At the tax office I used my 32 kbyte Forth to
tell whether a Social Security number is valid. With built in
option to generate a random valid number.
(Yes this is Forth on top of Windows.)

This didn't replace paper tapes. It did replace an Excel "application".

Groetjes Albert.

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