Postfix notation.

From	Jeff-Relf.Me @.
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Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject	Postfix notation.
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Date	2021-10-06 09:46 -0700

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You (DFS) replied ( to me ):
> > FORTH is close to the metal & has stood the test of time.
> > PostScript, a FORTH variant.
> 
> No.  "Although the Design System language and its successors bear a 
> superficial resemblance to the FORTH programming language, their 
> conception and development were entirely independent of FORTH."
> https://archive.org/details/postscriptlangua00adob/page/n7/mode/2up

Fine, postfix notation is closer to how computers actually work,
behind the scenes.

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    Re: FORTH, C & C++, in that order, have advantages. ivan <ivan@mail.ru> - 2021-10-05 14:00 +0200
      FORTH is close to the metal & has stood the test of time. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2021-10-05 11:02 -0700
        Re: FORTH is close to the metal & has stood the test of time. Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2021-10-05 18:23 +0000
        Postfix notation. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2021-10-06 09:46 -0700
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            BigTech, BigMedia & BigGovernment did it first. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2021-10-06 12:40 -0700
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              Re: BigTech, BigMedia & BigGovernment did it first. Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-10-06 20:26 -0500
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                Re: Clutterfreak's "mind". Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-10-06 21:08 -0500
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