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Subject: Re: "Hello world" using Hughs novice package
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:51:56 -0500
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:20:36 -0800
Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> If I were learning from history in order to write a Forth from
> scratch, I'd probably look at Colorforth at least as closely as I'd
> look at ANS, but the end result would be on around the same level.

Why Colorforth?

Why not start with fig-Forth and proceed from there?


Rod Pemberton