Re: ciforth model

Date	2026-04-17 11:44 +1000
Subject	Re: ciforth model
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From	dxf <dxforth@gmail.com>
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On 16/04/2026 11:38 pm, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:
> ... 
> However we could squeeze for 16 bits, without logically affecting the model.
> 
> code field: one byte, an offset to a code area of 256 bytes.
> data field: 16 bit pointer
> name filed: 4 byte, 3 first and last char. Only 7 bits,
>             8th bit counts are flags
> flag field: hidden in the name
> link field: 256 bit offset, d.e. are at most 256 byte long.
> The total of 8 bytes will put even the original fig model to shame.

Don't know who was first but Fig-forth's variable length names is something
that Forth Inc and pretty much everyone adopted.  Moore attempted to defend
'3 chars plus count' but to no avail.  That ship had sailed.

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ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-16 15:38 +0200
  Re: ciforth model dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-17 11:44 +1000
    Re: ciforth model anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-17 07:29 +0000
      Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-17 12:10 +0200
        Re: ciforth model anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-18 10:26 +0000
          Re: ciforth model peter <peter.noreply@tin.it> - 2026-04-18 18:11 +0200
          Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-18 20:57 +0200
            Re: ciforth model anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-19 11:08 +0000
              Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-20 13:39 +0200
          Re: ciforth model peter <peter.noreply@tin.it> - 2026-05-21 10:28 +0200
            Re: ciforth model minforth <minforth@gmx.net> - 2026-05-22 12:04 +0200
      Re: ciforth model Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-21 19:39 +0200
      Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-22 22:48 +0200
        Re: ciforth model Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-04-24 10:38 -0700
          Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-25 11:54 +0200
            Re: ciforth model Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-04-25 13:22 -0700
              Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-26 14:05 +0200
  Re: ciforth model Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-04-17 00:27 -0700
    Re: ciforth model albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-17 12:13 +0200

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