Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.forth > #57873 > unrolled thread

Re: BB4Wforth version 0.33 released

Back to article view | Back to comp.lang.forth

This discussion starts older than the indexed window; earlier articles aren't shown. The article labeled Started by below is the oldest one visible, not the original post.

Contents

  Re: BB4Wforth version 0.33 released cliffyapp@gmail.com - 2017-04-22 18:08 -0700
    Re: BB4Wforth version 0.33 released "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-24 10:12 +1000
      Re: BB4Wforth version 0.33 released minforth@arcor.de - 2017-04-23 22:28 -0700
        Re: BB4Wforth version 0.33 released "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-25 12:32 +1000

#57873 — Re: BB4Wforth version 0.33 released

On Monday, October 19, 2009 at 5:22:54 AM UTC-4, Richard Russell wrote:
> Rich Jones has recently updated Jonesforth to version 47, which fixes
> the ROT/-ROT reversal (but unfortunately not the serious /MOD bug).  I
> have therefore followed suit by updating BB4Wforth to version 0.38:
> 
>   http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/bb4wforth.zip
> 
> This has allowed me to remove the code I added to swap ROT and -ROT,
> but of course all my other corrections/additions remain (including the
> fix to /MOD).

Fascinating stuff!  For clarity (apologies if I missed this in the code) are the bb4wforth contributions also in the public domain?

Thanks,
CY

[toc] | [next] | [standalone]

#57933

cliffyapp@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, October 19, 2009 at 5:22:54 AM UTC-4, Richard Russell wrote:
> > Rich Jones has recently updated Jonesforth to version 47, which fixes
> > the ROT/-ROT reversal (but unfortunately not the serious /MOD bug).  I
> > have therefore followed suit by updating BB4Wforth to version 0.38:
> >
> >  http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/bb4wforth.zip
> >
> > This has allowed me to remove the code I added to swap ROT and -ROT,
> > but of course all my other corrections/additions remain (including the
> > fix to /MOD).
>
> Fascinating stuff!  For clarity (apologies if I missed this in the code) are the
> bb4wforth contributions also in the public domain?
>
> Thanks,
> CY

Not so fascinating ...

    BB4Wforth version 0.38 adapted from Jones-Forth version 47
    Corrections and additions by Richard Russell, 19-0ct-2009
    251134 cells remaining
    OK

Cells?  First time I've seen a forth specify memory in cells, and how
is that useful.  Is it really cells?  Let's see what UNUSED returns:

    UNUSED U.
    251135  OK

Inconclusive, but why the difference?  Let's try something else:

    1000 ALLOT  UNUSED U.
    250885  OK

Ok, so UNUSED *is* reporting cells.  Let's hope the following works:

    BYE

Yay! It does.

What else doesn't the author and Jonesforth know about Forth?
I'm sure you'll find out - eventually.

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]

#57960

Am Montag, 24. April 2017 02:12:58 UTC+2 schrieb HAA:
> cliffyapp@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Monday, October 19, 2009 at 5:22:54 AM UTC-4, Richard Russell wrote:
> > > Rich Jones has recently updated Jonesforth to version 47, which fixes
> > > the ROT/-ROT reversal (but unfortunately not the serious /MOD bug).  I
> > > have therefore followed suit by updating BB4Wforth to version 0.38:
> > >
> > >  http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/bb4wforth.zip
> > >
> > > This has allowed me to remove the code I added to swap ROT and -ROT,
> > > but of course all my other corrections/additions remain (including the
> > > fix to /MOD).
> >
> > Fascinating stuff!  For clarity (apologies if I missed this in the code) are the
> > bb4wforth contributions also in the public domain?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > CY
> 
> Not so fascinating ...
> 
>     BB4Wforth version 0.38 adapted from Jones-Forth version 47
>     Corrections and additions by Richard Russell, 19-0ct-2009
>     251134 cells remaining
>     OK
> 
> Cells?  First time I've seen a forth specify memory in cells, and how
> is that useful.  Is it really cells?  Let's see what UNUSED returns:
> 
>     UNUSED U.
>     251135  OK
> 
> Inconclusive, but why the difference?  Let's try something else:
> 
>     1000 ALLOT  UNUSED U.
>     250885  OK
> 
> Ok, so UNUSED *is* reporting cells.  Let's hope the following works:
> 
>     BYE
> 
> Yay! It does.
> 
> What else doesn't the author and Jonesforth know about Forth?
> I'm sure you'll find out - eventually.

You are disqualifying yourself by being cynical to another man's work of love and dedication.

[toc] | [prev] | [next] | [standalone]

#58050

minforth@arcor.de wrote:
> Am Montag, 24. April 2017 02:12:58 UTC+2 schrieb HAA:
> > ...
> > What else doesn't the author and Jonesforth know about Forth?
> > I'm sure you'll find out - eventually.
>
> You are disqualifying yourself by being cynical to another man's work of love and
> dedication.

A work that has remained uncorrected/unsupported for eight years
has all the "love and dedication" of an abandoned mine.

[toc] | [prev] | [standalone]

Back to top | Article view | comp.lang.forth

csiph-web