Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: David Meyer Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Unit conversion system for VAX fig-Forth Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 19:54:46 +0900 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 16 Message-ID: <87h5o3hdop.fsf@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 10:51:43 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="3358947"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/uvq5HzeaE5Sp8STiaowAM"; posting-host="46c04b3159f2fd93ec812ed68ec1db5d" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:oNM/7EEI94uJEJScjCzzTISEah4= sha1:PZ/X0WzmpKLpJ+uaTmP4/GE8qSM= sha256:VaIHvzoj9ud+aAmbAjFKjlAjwsP4slev00qEM4Ew81g= sha1:VGEcpGTkgaJnSc7am3z6NuZhP6M= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:135084 I recently installed fig-Forth on a public access VAXstation 4000 that I help operate, and just finished rewriting a collection of words for converting US customary and SI units for Forth calculator mode. It was a chance for me to learn some new Forth tricks while retro-computing in fig-Forth. Manual: https://papa.sdf.org/cave/vms/yuko-vax.html Source: https://papa.sdf.org/cave/vms/yuko-vax.txt E-mail me if you're interested in logging-on to the VAX. -- David Meyer Takarazuka, Japan papa@sdf.org