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| From | Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: rainbowforth ? |
| Date | 2015-11-11 19:49 -0800 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <87k2pnri5k.fsf@nightsong.com> (permalink) |
| References | <pan.2015.11.12.02.37.46@gmail.com> |
Unknown <dog@gmail.com> writes: > It seems that the forth community mocks colorforth? I wouldn't say that. Colorforth went in its own direction but has good ideas. > I fetched colorforth, but I don't have W32 access, so I noticed that > rainbowforth claims to run on linux. > After compiling, running ./rainbowforth displays a nice 'frame' Oh interesting, I hadn't heard of Rainbowforth: http://rainbowforth.sourceforge.net/ Implementation notes: https://github.com/flagxor/rainbowforth/blob/master/web/svfig_jan2008.pdf The original Colorforth was written in x86 assembler by Chuck Moore, and ran on a real or emulated PC with no operating system at all. Rainbowforth is a dialect/reimplementation done by Brad Nelson in C. > In principle, the mental aid from color-info would allow one to start > using forth, without first getting-married-to-it. You'll build > fluency by usage, like a child learns. That's cost effective. > How do I make this baby talk ? Rainbowforth looks like fun but I'd say you're better off starting out with a conventional Forth.
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rainbowforth ? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 02:37 +0000
Re: rainbowforth ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-11 19:49 -0800
Re: rainbowforth ? Raimond Dragomir <raimond.dragomir@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 23:46 -0800
Re: rainbowforth ? WhoCares@gmail.com - 2015-11-26 06:56 +0000
Re: rainbowforth ? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 02:24 -0800
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