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Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM.

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clozaga@gmail.com writes:
> Forth generates very compact threaded code it could be ideal for a 64k
> machine in that regard. However it may not be as performing as
> assembler, which much of GEOS depended on.

I expect most Forth systems of that era relied on asm code for the speed
sensitive parts.  The Canon Cat code was posted here not that long ago.
It was mostly in Forth but had a fair amount of Z80(iirc) assembly code.

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GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. polymorph self <jackvanc3@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 14:55 -0700
  Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. polymorph self <jackvanc3@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 15:10 -0700
    Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. polymorph self <jackvanc3@gmail.com> - 2016-10-20 15:10 -0700
  GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. clozaga@gmail.com - 2016-10-20 20:58 -0700
    Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-20 22:35 -0700
      Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@nothishetnet.nl> - 2016-10-23 01:36 +0200
      Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the original Mac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-10-22 21:32 -0700
    Re: GEOS managed to offer nearly all the functionality of the originalMac in a 1 MHz computer with 64 Kilobytes of RAM. "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-10-22 19:08 +1000

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