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Re: polyForth multitasker question

From "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: polyForth multitasker question
Date 2017-04-19 18:10 +1000
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Paul Rubin wrote:
> "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> writes:
> > This is an old chestnut.  Forth has been supplying the world with
> > 'professional' systems for 40 years and has produced an ANSI Standard.
> > The world wasn't interested.  It's time to stop blaming ignorance,
> > hobbyists and dissidents for Forth's woes.  Just maybe Forth isn't the
> > first and last word in programming and the 'rest of the world' has its
> > own destiny.
>
> I dunno.... Replace the word Forth with Lisp throughout that paragraph
> and see how it sounds.  All those great things Forth aficionados say
> about Forth are really true about Lisp.  Who am I to say they're not
> also true about Forth?

AFAIK Forth and Lisp have little in common - unless Lisp is as equally
unpopular as Forth, has been characterized more by schism than
concensus, whose users either have unrealistic expectations of the
language or an irrational belief in their own genius to provide it.

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polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-08 20:53 +1000
  Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-08 12:29 -0500
    Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-10 09:50 +1000
      Re: polyForth multitasker question David Schultz <abuse@127.0.0.1> - 2017-04-09 19:25 -0500
        Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-10 10:52 +1000
          Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-10 08:58 -0500
            Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-15 10:39 +1000
        Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-11 11:12 +1000
          Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-10 18:22 -0700
            Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-11 12:17 +1000
          Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-11 03:10 -0500
      Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-09 14:37 -1000
        Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-09 18:05 -0700
          Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-09 15:50 -1000
          Re: polyForth multitasker question Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2017-04-10 07:47 +0200
        Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-10 12:20 +1000
        Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-10 09:11 +0100
          Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-10 04:20 -0500
            Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-10 10:53 +0100
              Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-10 11:24 +0100
              Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-11 12:05 +1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-11 14:27 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question minforth@arcor.de - 2017-04-11 07:08 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-11 18:06 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-11 18:58 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-12 13:57 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-12 18:02 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-12 19:47 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-12 21:22 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-13 02:57 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question minforth@arcor.de - 2017-04-12 23:17 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-13 00:13 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-13 09:43 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-13 19:34 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-13 19:57 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 02:45 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-13 21:28 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-14 07:53 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 01:44 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question minforth@arcor.de - 2017-04-14 02:01 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 11:28 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 16:23 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-13 22:46 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-14 11:31 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 11:23 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-14 10:06 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-14 08:13 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-14 14:12 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question pahihu <pahihu@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 09:30 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-15 08:46 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question pahihu <pahihu@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 13:07 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 17:27 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-15 18:18 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-17 13:53 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-14 11:34 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 11:31 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 12:14 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 12:46 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 12:48 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 12:50 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-04-15 14:39 +0200
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 11:48 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-14 22:07 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-15 16:47 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-15 11:36 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-15 17:07 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-15 14:17 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-15 18:27 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2017-04-16 06:53 +0300
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-15 22:00 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2017-04-16 08:59 +0300
                Re: polyForth multitasker question lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 22:19 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-15 17:26 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-16 09:10 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-16 09:13 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-16 16:28 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-16 09:27 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-16 14:45 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-16 17:50 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-17 12:13 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 13:27 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-18 03:49 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-18 13:47 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-18 14:30 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-16 20:58 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-18 11:47 +1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 19:19 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-18 04:34 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 02:00 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-19 18:10 +1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 01:41 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-19 21:38 +1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2017-04-19 10:56 +0200
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-19 07:22 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-17 20:10 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2017-04-18 09:35 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-18 08:01 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 09:03 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2017-04-18 11:07 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2017-04-18 10:59 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-19 19:13 +1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 17:36 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-16 16:27 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-16 04:32 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-14 10:15 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-04-15 13:07 +0200
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-17 15:13 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 01:36 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-13 22:48 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 16:36 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 14:55 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 15:27 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-14 23:45 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-16 21:13 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-17 16:57 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-17 20:08 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 20:29 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-14 15:34 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 19:43 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 23:03 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-14 23:50 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 03:55 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 01:38 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 11:50 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question john <anon@example.com> - 2017-04-15 12:03 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-15 12:41 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 12:14 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 17:32 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 20:41 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2017-04-17 14:57 +0000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 20:45 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 23:56 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-04-15 14:32 +0200
                Re: polyForth multitasker question rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-15 12:05 -0400
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-15 04:10 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-13 03:19 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-04-13 15:46 +0100
                Re: polyForth multitasker question foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-14 11:37 -0700
                Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-13 09:48 -1000
                Re: polyForth multitasker question Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2017-04-13 05:37 -0500
                Re: polyForth multitasker question minforth@arcor.de - 2017-04-11 22:12 -0700
                Multitasking with Forth processors Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2017-04-12 07:39 +0200
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-11 22:58 -0700
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-12 03:00 -0400
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-04-12 12:18 +0200
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-12 17:11 -0400
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors foxaudioresearch@gmail.com - 2017-04-12 13:50 -0700
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-12 13:30 -1000
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2017-04-14 12:20 +0100
                Re: Multitasking with Forth processors rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-04-14 16:47 -0400
            Re: polyForth multitasker question "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2017-04-10 07:42 -1000

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