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| From | clvrmnky <spamtrap@clevermonkey.org> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Interesting article |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| References | (5 earlier) <4e38dc15$0$44209$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it> <f48deb00-da59-4e93-bdaf-3b37aa9e2482@t30g2000prm.googlegroups.com> <867h6j5lk3.fsf@gmail.com> <1f5417de-5702-4127-ac23-6c29f0e61695@t20g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <j28kcu$d9n$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
| Message-ID | <pan.2011.10.23.02.13.36@clevermonkey.org> (permalink) |
| Date | 2011-10-23 02:13 +0000 |
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:59:48 -0400, Rod Pemberton wrote: > "Hugh Aguilar" <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1f5417de-5702-4127- ac23-6c29f0e61695@t20g2000prf.googlegroups.com... >> >> I am old enough (45) to remember a time when Forth was taken seriously >> in the general programming world. >> >> > I'm old enough also. Nobody knew of it. Apparently, it was available > for some of the home built computers, perhaps IMSAI or Altair. AFAIK, > Forth wasn't available for the personal home computers in the PC > revolution such as C64's, Apple II's, Timex Sinclair's. Byte magazine > was were people heard of Forth. > I remember being rather impressed that when it came time to get a Forth for my TRS-80 Color Computer I had multiple vendors to choose from. Back in those days, Forth seemed to be everywhere I looked. There was even a local BBS that was written in Forth.
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