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From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Make Forth Small Again!
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Helmar Wodtke <helmwo@gmail.com> writes:
> Forth has to become SMALL again. Something basic. Well, even if this
> is not convenient to some commercial vendors: Forth lost with its
> complexity. Instead of DPAN94 there should be something that *only*
> defines DUP DROP SWAP etc.

Would you use it?  What would use it for?

> Inside "core"-word of DPANS is for example 2OVER... Why? Today?

That does surprise me but I checked and you're right.  I would have
expected 2over to be in the optional double-number extension.