Re: why is it called a buffer

Elizabeth D Rather <erather@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
[ ... ]
> The comma operator actually adds a value to the dictionary.  If you want
> to store something into an existing address, use ! (store).

A pity. I liked the idea of data statements where the commas do the
poking :-)
 
> Actually, if you could tell us what you're trying to do perhaps we could
> be more helpful

It's a replacement 'dis' command for my 2003 eMac's Open Firmware. The
built-in 'dis' lists nothing more than the raw hex data at each
instruction address.

It is almost done except for some tidying up and testing. It has been a
good way to get started with forth. I found forth extremely exasperating
when I first started. But once I acquired enough vocabulary to start
making headway with my project, adding an extra word here and there as I
went along, I really began to pick up the pace.

I'll probably post it in comp.sys.powerpc.tech . Since it is written in
beginner-level forth (most of it straight out of 'Starting Forth') it
might also be of interest to forth novices. Maybe I'll also post it in
comp.lang.forth.mac which doesn't seem to be doing anything else at the
moment :-)

Cheers