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Started byEli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
First post2026-08-19 21:20 +0000
Last post2026-08-24 19:08 +0100
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  /dev/tcp Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-08-19 21:20 +0000
    Re: /dev/tcp Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 23:53 +0100
    Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-19 23:42 +0000
      Re: /dev/tcp Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-08-20 00:59 +0000
        Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-20 03:59 +0000
          Re: /dev/tcp Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-20 10:10 +0100
          Re: /dev/tcp Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-08-20 18:15 +0000
            Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-20 23:30 +0000
              Re: /dev/tcp Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 01:18 +0100
              Re: /dev/tcp Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-08-21 09:52 +0200
                Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-21 08:12 +0000
                  Re: /dev/tcp Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-08-21 11:16 +0200
                    Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-21 22:57 +0000
                      Re: /dev/tcp Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-08-22 06:17 +0200
                Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-21 21:50 -0400
                Re: /dev/tcp Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-08-24 17:42 +0300
                  Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-24 23:53 +0000
                  Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 02:27 -0400
              Re: /dev/tcp vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-08-23 00:56 +0000
                Re: /dev/tcp Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-23 04:01 +0000
                  Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-23 03:37 -0400
                    Re: /dev/tcp "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-23 13:50 +0200
                      Re: /dev/tcp vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-08-23 22:28 +0000
                        Re: /dev/tcp "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-24 09:35 +0200
                          Overwriting with random data (was: Re: /dev/tcp) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 11:10 +0100
                            Re: Overwriting with random data "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-24 20:34 +0200
                              Re: Overwriting with random data Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 20:57 +0100
                                Re: Overwriting with random data "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-24 22:26 +0200
                                  Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 02:39 -0400
                                    Re: Overwriting with random data Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 08:45 +0100
                                      Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 21:39 -0400
                                        Re: Overwriting with random data Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-26 18:08 +0000
                                      Re: Overwriting with random data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-28 00:49 +0000
                                        Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 00:59 -0400
                                          Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:19 +0100
                                    Re: Overwriting with random data "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:36 +0200
                                      Re: Overwriting with random data Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 15:19 +0100
                                        Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 03:33 -0400
                                          Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 09:18 +0100
                                            Re: Overwriting with random data rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 17:34 +0000
                                              Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 01:52 -0400
                                                Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-27 12:11 +0100
                                                  Re: Overwriting with random data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-28 01:00 +0000
                                                  Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:16 -0400
                                                    Re: Overwriting with random data Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 08:32 +0100
                                                      Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 03:34 -0400
                                                        Re: Overwriting with random data Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-08-28 11:37 +0100
                                                          Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:44 +0100
                                                            Re: Overwriting with random data Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-08-28 13:25 +0100
                                                              Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 15:27 +0100
                                                            Re: Overwriting with random data rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 19:30 +0000
                                                        Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:33 +0100
                                                          Re: Overwriting with random data rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 19:50 +0000
                                                    Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:29 +0100
                                                      Re: Overwriting with random data Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-08-28 13:43 +0100
                                          Re: Overwriting with random data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-28 00:58 +0000
                                            Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:23 +0100
                                      Re: Overwriting with random data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-28 00:53 +0000
                                    Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:12 +0100
                                      Re: Overwriting with random data c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 00:09 -0400
                                        Re: Overwriting with random data The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 08:52 +0100
                                          Re: Overwriting with random data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-28 01:02 +0000
                                    Re: Overwriting with random data Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-28 00:48 +0000
                          Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 00:37 -0400
                      Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-24 00:31 -0400
                        Re: /dev/tcp "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-24 09:45 +0200
                    Re: /dev/tcp The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 12:52 +0100
                  Re: /dev/tcp The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 12:50 +0100
    Re: /dev/tcp Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-20 13:50 +0000
      Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-20 13:02 -0400
        Re: /dev/tcp Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-20 18:26 +0000
        Re: /dev/tcp The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:54 +0100
          Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-21 22:57 -0400
            Re: /dev/tcp "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-22 21:47 +0200
              The hammer is best (Was: /dev/tcp) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-08-22 23:50 +0000
                Re: The hammer is best (Was: /dev/tcp) c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-23 04:28 -0400
                Re: The hammer is best Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 10:14 +0100
                  Re: The hammer is best "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-23 13:55 +0200
                    Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 13:16 +0100
                      Re: The hammer is best Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-08-23 21:20 +0200
                        Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-24 02:18 -0400
                        Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 11:26 +0100
                          Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 02:06 -0400
                            Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:18 +0100
                              Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 00:51 -0400
                      Re: The hammer is best Joed Oakes <lost@noway.home.invalid> - 2026-08-23 19:42 -0400
                        Re: The hammer is best Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-23 23:56 +0000
                          Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-24 02:25 -0400
                        Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-24 01:14 +0000
                        Re: The hammer is best "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-24 09:50 +0200
                          Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 00:56 -0400
                      Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-24 00:53 -0400
                        Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-24 06:42 +0000
                          Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-24 23:34 -0400
                            Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 04:08 +0000
                              Re: The hammer is best "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:29 +0200
                                Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 18:52 +0000
                                  Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 04:19 -0400
                                    Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 09:29 +0100
                                      Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 17:03 +0000
                                        Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 21:31 +0100
                                Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 22:18 -0400
                        Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 11:28 +0100
                          Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 02:07 -0400
                            Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 06:39 +0000
                              Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:23 +0100
                                Re: The hammer is best Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-25 18:26 +0000
                                  Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 20:05 +0100
                                    Re: The hammer is best "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 21:43 +0200
                                      Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 08:35 +0100
                                    Re: The hammer is best Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-25 20:21 +0000
                                      Re: The hammer is best "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 23:14 +0200
                                Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 19:08 +0000
                                  Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 04:38 -0400
                                    Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 10:22 +0100
                                      Re: The hammer is best rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 17:26 +0000
                                      Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 00:00 -0400
                                        Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:44 -0400
                                Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 01:49 -0400
                            Re: The hammer is best The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:20 +0100
                              Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 01:23 -0400
                  Re: The hammer is best c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-23 22:16 -0400
        Re: /dev/tcp Geoff Clare <geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:41 +0100
          Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-21 22:58 +0000
          Re: /dev/tcp c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-21 22:28 -0400
            ksh (was: /dev/tcp) Geoff Clare <geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid> - 2026-08-24 13:56 +0100
              Bash vs. ksh - Does it matter? And the 'vi' mode thing... (Was: ksh (was: /dev/tcp)) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-08-24 14:57 +0000
              Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-24 21:08 +0000
                Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-08-24 21:28 +0000
                Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 01:11 +0000
                Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) Geoff Clare <geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid> - 2026-08-25 13:25 +0100
                  Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-25 21:58 +0000
                    Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) Geoff Clare <geoff@clare.See-My-Signature.invalid> - 2026-08-26 13:34 +0100
                      Re: ksh (was: /dev/tcp) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-27 02:23 +0000
                        Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:40 -0400
                      Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 01:40 -0400
              Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 02:25 -0400
                Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-25 06:52 +0000
                  Re: ksh The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:27 +0100
                    Re: ksh Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-25 18:26 +0000
                      Re: ksh Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-25 22:03 +0000
                      Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 04:04 -0400
                        Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 18:00 +0000
                          Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 03:17 -0400
                            Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-27 15:22 +0000
                              Re: ksh The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-27 17:55 +0100
                                Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 23:14 -0400
                                  Re: ksh The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 12:48 +0100
                              Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-27 22:43 -0400
                                Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-28 04:17 +0000
                                  Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-28 03:18 -0400
                                    Re: ksh Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-28 15:54 +0000
                    Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 02:35 -0400
                      Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 18:17 +0000
                Re: ksh Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-08-25 09:56 +0200
                  Re: ksh "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-25 11:24 +0200
                    Re: ksh Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us> - 2026-08-25 20:36 +0200
                      Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 04:23 +0000
                        Re: ksh "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-26 10:04 +0200
                          Re: ksh Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-26 10:03 +0100
                    Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 21:50 -0400
                  Re: ksh The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:27 +0100
                    Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-26 02:43 -0400
                  Re: ksh Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-25 22:01 +0000
                    Re: ksh "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-26 01:32 +0200
                  Re: ksh c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-25 21:46 -0400
                    Re: ksh rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-26 04:25 +0000
      Re: /dev/tcp Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-08-20 18:22 +0000
        Re: /dev/tcp The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:57 +0100
    Re: /dev/tcp Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-23 06:37 -0700
      Re: /dev/tcp Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 14:49 +0100
      Re: /dev/tcp The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 16:13 +0100
      Re: /dev/tcp Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-23 22:31 +0000
        Re: /dev/tcp Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 19:08 +0100

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#90575 — Re: ksh

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-08-25 22:03 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<116l3em$4nha$10@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90551
On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:26:49 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> I found a CP/M version of Forth and got it running on my IMSAI.

Apart from the nostalgic retrocomputing flavour, I can’t think of
anything important you can learn from using Forth today.

PostScript, on the other hand ...

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#90609 — Re: ksh

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-26 04:04 -0400
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<shWdncRO7NioAxP3nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90551
On 8/25/26 14:26, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-08-25, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 25/08/2026 07:52, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:25:36 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>>      DO have a c-shell installed, always do, but have not USED it for
>>>>      anything in 20 years. Also always install a FORTH ... but again
>>>>      haven't USED it for anything in 20+ years.
>>>
>>> https://wellys.com/posts/rp2040_forth/
>>>
>>> I briefly thought about playing with this -- very briefly.
>>
>> I was paid to retype around 200 pages of 8086 assembler from a magazine
>> scan in to create a FORTH interpreter.
>> I think it took about 3-4 weeks.
>> I raised my mental hat to the idea of it, but I was never tempted to use it
>>
>> By that time C compilers, 32 bit chips and many megabytes of RAM were
>> cheap enough to make it not my first choice.
> 
> I found a CP/M version of Forth and got it running on my IMSAI.
> I'm currently trying to resurrect that box - if I get it going
> then maybe I can play with it some more.  I did manage to write
> a Sieve of Eratosthenes...
> 
> Forth love if honk then

   FORTH has/had a specific PLACE in things.

   It was best for small CPUs, not much mem
   or speed. It'd typically come burnt into
   a PROM.

   One small step above ASM.

   Alas, to be MOST effective, a FORTH
   interpreter had to be CUSTOMIZED for
   a specific CPU - and writ in ASM.

   Know people, mostly 'scientific', who
   are fluent in FORTH. It was THE best
   solution for awhile for 'devices' back
   in the day. One, a displaced relative,
   we sometimes exchange FORTH jokes.

   Some of the current space probes, even
   Mars rovers, still have FORTH built in.
   It has it's place and function. It's
   NOT dead.

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#90639 — Re: ksh

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-26 18:00 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<nf8nu4FprcuU6@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90609
On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:04:49 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Alas, to be MOST effective, a FORTH interpreter had to be CUSTOMIZED
>    for a specific CPU - and writ in ASM.

Only a very small core functionality is in assembler. You cal get 
Loeliger's 'Threaded Interpreted Languages' at archive.org.  It's a 
general guide to TILs rather than being FORTH specific. iirc his example 
is in Z-80 ASM.

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#90663 — Re: ksh

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-27 03:17 -0400
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<G6-dnT1sRIAfeRL3nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90639
On 8/26/26 14:00, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:04:49 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     Alas, to be MOST effective, a FORTH interpreter had to be CUSTOMIZED
>>     for a specific CPU - and writ in ASM.
> 
> Only a very small core functionality is in assembler. You cal get
> Loeliger's 'Threaded Interpreted Languages' at archive.org.  It's a
> general guide to TILs rather than being FORTH specific. iirc his example
> is in Z-80 ASM.

   Do a real-world comparison ... CPU cycles -> Desired
   Effect. A customized FORTH really IS faster/tighter.
   Remember THAT from the old days.

   Anyway, imagine you have been called upon to do software
   for like a Mars probe/rover. It's almost Black Art. If
   you want to have some easy 'versatility' you will surely
   include a FORTH interpreter in there somewhere - the
   latest probes STILL DO.

   But, for BEST effect, it has to be a FORTH that's been
   micro-customized for the EXACT processor. GFORTH just
   won't be nearly as good.

   As I said somewhere, a relative WAS deeply involved
   in scientific stuff back when FORTH ruled - and DOES
   understand what I'm saying here.

   There ARE funny "FORTH jokes/refs" that can be included
   in conversation. Said relative is mostly 'out of my
   sphere', but we both DO get little "FORTH jokes"  :-)

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#90686 — Re: ksh

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-27 15:22 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<nfb31cFprcuU22@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90663
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:17:02 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Do a real-world comparison ... CPU cycles -> Desired Effect. A
>    customized FORTH really IS faster/tighter.
>    Remember THAT from the old days.

It's an interpreted language. It has some unique advantages but fast and 
tight isn't among them.

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#90689 — Re: ksh

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-27 17:55 +0100
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<116pq64$1l9sg$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90686
On 27/08/2026 16:22, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:17:02 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     Do a real-world comparison ... CPU cycles -> Desired Effect. A
>>     customized FORTH really IS faster/tighter.
>>     Remember THAT from the old days.
> 
> It's an interpreted language. It has some unique advantages but fast and
> tight isn't among them.

Its very tight, and in a sense it is precompiled the moment you type it in.

Its not necessarily ideal for modern processors with look ahead caches: 
It was designed for the most tight code to run on an 8 bit micro.
And it is. Tighter than assembler by dint of the fact that EVERYTHING is 
effectively a subroutine.

As I said, having to implement it made me gaze in wonderment at how the 
core kernel worked and pay my respects. BUT it was already 16 bit micros 
by then and it didn't make any sense vis à vis C...

-- 
"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They 
always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them"

Margaret Thatcher

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#90718 — Re: ksh

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-27 23:14 -0400
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<wxednYk-UqrZYA33nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90689
On 8/27/26 12:55, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 27/08/2026 16:22, rbowman wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:17:02 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>     Do a real-world comparison ... CPU cycles -> Desired Effect. A
>>>     customized FORTH really IS faster/tighter.
>>>     Remember THAT from the old days.
>>
>> It's an interpreted language. It has some unique advantages but fast and
>> tight isn't among them.
> 
> Its very tight, and in a sense it is precompiled the moment you type it in.

   Trying to tell him :-)

> Its not necessarily ideal for modern processors with look ahead caches: 
> It was designed for the most tight code to run on an 8 bit micro.
> And it is. Tighter than assembler by dint of the fact that EVERYTHING is 
> effectively a subroutine.

   Agreed, it will not take good advantage of modern
   processors and all their optimization tricks. It
   will likely confuse the CPU, run below its
   theoretical optimum speed and use more power than
   it ought to. So many predictive branches will have
   to be thrown away.

> As I said, having to implement it made me gaze in wonderment at how the 
> core kernel worked and pay my respects. BUT it was already 16 bit micros 
> by then and it didn't make any sense vis à vis C...

   Well, the 'interpreted' nature did have good advantages
   back in the day. As I said somewhere, if you had a big
   telescope up on a mountaintop and, with luck, a 110 baud
   connection of some kind, you could pretty easily see what
   was going on AND edit the pgm remotely. Even BASIC is a
   lot fatter than FORTH - so weak/small control boards, FORTH
   made sense.

   Hmm ... wonder if low-end chips like for Ards and
   such would be most efficient with FORTH these days,
   cycle-by-cycle, watt-for-watt ?

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#90750 — Re: ksh

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-28 12:48 +0100
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<116rsi2$28guo$13@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90718
On 28/08/2026 04:14, c186282 wrote:
> Hmm ... wonder if low-end chips like for Ards and
>    such would be most efficient with FORTH these days,
>    cycle-by-cycle, watt-for-watt ?

Not really. Modern ARM has a LOT of look ahead caching And plenty of 
address space.

Today's hardware is tuned for C mostly

-- 
Climate Change: Socialism wearing a lab coat.

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#90715 — Re: ksh

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-27 22:43 -0400
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<zX6dnaeqj-daaA33nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90686
On 8/27/26 11:22, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:17:02 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     Do a real-world comparison ... CPU cycles -> Desired Effect. A
>>     customized FORTH really IS faster/tighter.
>>     Remember THAT from the old days.
> 
> It's an interpreted language. It has some unique advantages but fast and
> tight isn't among them.

   Umm ... it was popular for what would now be
   largely classed as 'micro-controller'-strength
   boards. It could be burned into a ROM. So yea,
   by any modern standard, it was 'small' and
   at least reasonably 'tight'. Easier and a bit
   more clear than ASM. As for speed, EVERYTHING
   was slow back then.

   In the academic realm it was often used to
   control instrumentation, from little stuff
   to big telescopes. You could live-edit the
   pgms over a super low speed serial link to
   a mountaintop, or space probe.

   Really don't love 'stack-oriented langs', too
   much like one of those evil RPN calculators.
   But, they CAN have their place.

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#90722 — Re: ksh

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-28 04:17 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<nfcgecFprcuU31@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90715
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:43:19 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>   Umm ... it was popular for what would now be
>    largely classed as 'micro-controller'-strength boards. It could be
>    burned into a ROM. So yea,
>    by any modern standard, it was 'small' and at least reasonably
>    'tight'. Easier and a bit more clear than ASM. As for speed,
>    EVERYTHING was slow back then.

https://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/performance.html

The comparison is slightly dated. Hint: gcc 2.6.3 was 1994. My history 
with FORTH is even more so. I used a Z80 version to develop a couple of 
applications, I guess you could call them, for Sprague Electric, A fun one 
was controlling a robot arm that would pick up a capacitor, place it in a 
test rig, and then remove it when the test was done. As they say when 
you've seen one FORTH implementation, you've seen one FORTH 
implementation. The end result was an almost natural language that the QA 
engineers could use.

The next brush was with an 8048 ICE that used FORTH for the interface. No, 
not the immigration cops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-circuit_emulation

The final use was for a test rig for an aircraft fuel measurement and 
management system. The onboard software was not FORTH but the test rigs 
were. Like the above the goal was to create a very natural interface for 
the test technicians. That one used the TMS9900. Gotta be rad hard when 
the Russkies attack.

I think that was about '84. The fun part was I got to go to the FORTH 
conference at the Rochester Institute of Technology and meet Charlie 
Moore. RIT had one of the earliest BS degrees in CS and had worked with 
FORTH. Slightly more attractive than Charlie I also got to see an Emmy Lou 
Harris concert in the evening.

https://vfxforth.com/flag/forth.html
https://www.forth.com/swiftforth/

Both of those are commercial and rather expensive. They're quite a bit 
different from the classic threaded FORTH I'm familiar with. 

>    Really don't love 'stack-oriented langs', too much like one of those
>    evil RPN calculators. But, they CAN have their place.

I still have my HP 16C. It was fun leaving it laying around and watching 
unsuspecting people try to use it. Being a programming calculator it has 
binary, octal and hex modes.  Even if the victim figured out how to enter

123 456 +   they might not get the result they expected. 

We used a modified version of nenscript to format reports. IF a PS printer 
was available all was good, otherwise it had to fork out to ghostscript to 
create a file for the printer in question. It was a joy to maintain. 

I'm not sure how it relates to GNU enscript. Nenscript was placed in 
public domain by Computers Sciences of Australia probably when Stallman 
was still trying to grow a beard. 

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#90736 — Re: ksh

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-28 03:18 -0400
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<wxednbs-UqrYqwz3nZ2dnZfqnPoAAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#90722
On 8/28/26 00:17, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:43:19 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>    Umm ... it was popular for what would now be
>>     largely classed as 'micro-controller'-strength boards. It could be
>>     burned into a ROM. So yea,
>>     by any modern standard, it was 'small' and at least reasonably
>>     'tight'. Easier and a bit more clear than ASM. As for speed,
>>     EVERYTHING was slow back then.
> 
> https://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/performance.html
> 
> The comparison is slightly dated. Hint: gcc 2.6.3 was 1994. My history
> with FORTH is even more so. I used a Z80 version to develop a couple of
> applications, I guess you could call them, for Sprague Electric, A fun one
> was controlling a robot arm that would pick up a capacitor, place it in a
> test rig, and then remove it when the test was done. As they say when
> you've seen one FORTH implementation, you've seen one FORTH
> implementation. The end result was an almost natural language that the QA
> engineers could use.

   Don't compare FORTH to 'C'. Different things, different
   applications.

   A good FORTH was writ in ASM and tuned for a particular chip.

   Hey, NASA still uses it for its probes ......

> The next brush was with an 8048 ICE that used FORTH for the interface. No,
> not the immigration cops.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-circuit_emulation

   How much was lost in the 'emulation' ?

> The final use was for a test rig for an aircraft fuel measurement and
> management system. The onboard software was not FORTH but the test rigs
> were. Like the above the goal was to create a very natural interface for
> the test technicians. That one used the TMS9900. Gotta be rad hard when
> the Russkies attack.

   FORTH really isn't "natural" ... but it's easier than ASM
   and more immediately flexible than a compiled lang.

> I think that was about '84. The fun part was I got to go to the FORTH
> conference at the Rochester Institute of Technology and meet Charlie
> Moore. RIT had one of the earliest BS degrees in CS and had worked with
> FORTH. Slightly more attractive than Charlie I also got to see an Emmy Lou
> Harris concert in the evening.
> 
> https://vfxforth.com/flag/forth.html
> https://www.forth.com/swiftforth/
> 
> Both of those are commercial and rather expensive. They're quite a bit
> different from the classic threaded FORTH I'm familiar with.
> 
>>     Really don't love 'stack-oriented langs', too much like one of those
>>     evil RPN calculators. But, they CAN have their place.
> 
> I still have my HP 16C. It was fun leaving it laying around and watching
> unsuspecting people try to use it. Being a programming calculator it has
> binary, octal and hex modes.  Even if the victim figured out how to enter
> 
> 123 456 +   they might not get the result they expected.

   Heh ... yea ... better set the right mode !

   Found other 'programmers calculators' that were
   a lot more friendly.

> We used a modified version of nenscript to format reports. IF a PS printer
> was available all was good, otherwise it had to fork out to ghostscript to
> create a file for the printer in question. It was a joy to maintain.
> 
> I'm not sure how it relates to GNU enscript. Nenscript was placed in
> public domain by Computers Sciences of Australia probably when Stallman
> was still trying to grow a beard.

   Oh well, I'll still stump for FORTH in certain
   hardware/software conditions. Really is NOT bad
   at all - and a lot faster than you claim IF
   properly tuned to the target chip.

   Actually, FORTH nearly pre-dates CPU chips ...
   about 1970 or '71. Not sure even "Pong" existed
   yet - and it's chip wasn't really a CPU in the
   modern sense. Most computers were big boards
   of discrete transistors rigged as logic gates.

   Remember the IBM 360 ... full of those little
   "chips" ? Pry 'em open and what would you find
   packed inside ?

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#90766 — Re: ksh

FromRobert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Date2026-08-28 15:54 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<slrn1193bqc.gd.spamtrap42@one.localnet>
In reply to#90736
On 2026-08-28, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> On 8/28/26 00:17, rbowman wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:43:19 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>> 
>>>    Umm ... it was popular for what would now be
>>>     largely classed as 'micro-controller'-strength boards. It could be
>>>     burned into a ROM. So yea,
>>>     by any modern standard, it was 'small' and at least reasonably
>>>     'tight'. Easier and a bit more clear than ASM. As for speed,
>>>     EVERYTHING was slow back then.
>> 
>> https://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/performance.html
>> 
>> The comparison is slightly dated. Hint: gcc 2.6.3 was 1994. My history
>> with FORTH is even more so. I used a Z80 version to develop a couple of
>> applications, I guess you could call them, for Sprague Electric, A fun one
>> was controlling a robot arm that would pick up a capacitor, place it in a
>> test rig, and then remove it when the test was done. As they say when
>> you've seen one FORTH implementation, you've seen one FORTH
>> implementation. The end result was an almost natural language that the QA
>> engineers could use.
>
>    Don't compare FORTH to 'C'. Different things, different
>    applications.
>
>    A good FORTH was writ in ASM and tuned for a particular chip.
>
>    Hey, NASA still uses it for its probes ......
>
>> The next brush was with an 8048 ICE that used FORTH for the interface. No,
>> not the immigration cops.
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-circuit_emulation
>
>    How much was lost in the 'emulation' ?

Very close to nothing, because in that day the In-Circuit
Emulator was simply a processor chip that had bonded out one or
more extra "ICE" interrupt pins.  At least that's how it was done
for the first 960 chip, for which I designed the microinstruction
sequencer.

-- 
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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#90597 — Re: ksh

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-08-26 02:35 -0400
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<ZfqcnXBt_dT4FBP3nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#90523
On 8/25/26 07:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 25/08/2026 07:52, rbowman wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:25:36 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>     DO have a c-shell installed, always do, but have not USED it for
>>>     anything in 20 years. Also always install a FORTH ... but again
>>>     haven't USED it for anything in 20+ years.
>>
>> https://wellys.com/posts/rp2040_forth/
>>
>> I briefly thought about playing with this -- very briefly.

   FORTH was VERY valuable when CPU power was very low
   and comms links were very slow. Have a cousin in the
   research trade who is an expert FORTH programmer, we
   sometimes trade FORTH jokes.

   It's not AS important now ... but some US space and
   planetary probes STILL use it to some degree. Runs
   on a very small/minimal ROM-based interpreter, a step
   above ASM.

   When I started fooling with micro-controllers FORTH
   was the neat-o viable option. Burnt it into EPROMS.

   Yea, remember the ones with the "windows" ? Had to
   make a UV-B/C box to erase them ?  :-)

   If you are trying to get yer PIC or PICO to do the
   most shit in the least space/CPU while still being
   semi-comprehensible then FORTH is STILL a viable option.

   Sometimes the oldies ARE goodies.

> I was paid to retype around 200 pages of 8086 assembler from a magazine 
> scan in to create a FORTH interpreter.
> I think it took about 3-4 weeks.
> I raised my mental hat to the idea of it, but I was never tempted to use it
> 
> By that time C compilers, 32 bit chips and many megabytes of RAM were 
> cheap enough to make it not my first choice.

   When 8-bit and 110-baud ruled the world, FORTH looked
   a lot better.

   IMHO it STILL has a place for minimal/tight environs.

   As said, NASA still has it in space/Mars probes. Not
   sure what, or how much, it applies but it's THERE and
   doing SOMETHING.

   ANYHOW, by sheer habit, I *still* always install a FORTH
   on every box I own. IF I see a need/niche, well, then
   it's THERE. PREF dedicated over the GNU version.

   Also install a COBOL and FORTRAN ... but VERY rarely do
   anything with them except to "keep my hand in". Never
   let old skills completely deteriorate, ya never know.

   Now, these days, if you're GOOD with COBOL you can
   earn LOTS of money without hardly trying. SO many
   corporate/govt apps were writ in the 60s in COBOL
   and it's now unaffordable to replace them. So, if
   you know any COBOL ........

   FORTRAN is still a little more common, esp in the
   academic/engineering universe. SO many GREAT, heavily
   tested/verified, math/stat solutions !!!

   Note how Python copied FORTRAN "list"-handling/parsing
   stuff.

   Only "old" thing I really tend to use, from the PDP-11
   days, 'C'. Shit, I remember when it was the Great New
   Thing  :-)

   Hmm ... once tried to write a FORTH-ish interpreter
   in 'C'. Soon realized that to get the maximum effect
   it has to be done for a very SPECIFIC chip, in ASM.
   Abandoned the project.

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#90643 — Re: ksh

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-26 18:17 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<nf8osuFprcuU7@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90597
On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:35:06 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    Yea, remember the ones with the "windows" ? Had to make a UV-B/C box
>    to erase them ?

When I worked for Orion Research in the '80s I would get in earlier than 
the application programmers. My first tasks were making a pot of coffee 
and lining up the day's worth of 2764s in the UV eraser. Might have been 
2732s. I forget. 

The 8748/8749 MCS-48 microcontrollers also were UV erasable and were used 
in the handheld instruments. 

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#90502 — Re: ksh

FromMarco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de>
Date2026-08-25 09:56 +0200
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<116jhqk$3i5q2$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90491
Am 25.08.26 um 08:25 schrieb c186282:
> 
>    But for a LONG LONG time, most everybody goes
>    with Bash.

Because it is standard in most Linux distributions and they are most 
widespread now.

-- 
Gruß
Marco

Please send unsolicited mail to dustbin12@stinkedores.dorfdsl.de

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#90504 — Re: ksh

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-08-25 11:24 +0200
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<qi30mmxkn3.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#90502
On 2026-08-25 09:56, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am 25.08.26 um 08:25 schrieb c186282:
>>
>>    But for a LONG LONG time, most everybody goes
>>    with Bash.
> 
> Because it is standard in most Linux distributions and they are most 
> widespread now.
> 

Well... ksh is installed by default on opensuse. I don't remember the 
name of other shells to check. tcsh? It is there. AFAIK all shells are 
available, but the majority of people choose bash.

Back in 1998 I choose bash, because it seemed other people were also 
using it.

I don't know if my machine contains scripts in other shells, provided by 
the distro.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#90553 — Re: ksh

FromMarc Haber <mh+usenetspam2616@zugschl.us>
Date2026-08-25 20:36 +0200
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<116knau$tror$1@news1.tnib.de>
In reply to#90504
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>On 2026-08-25 09:56, Marco Moock wrote:
>> Am 25.08.26 um 08:25 schrieb c186282:
>>>
>>>    But for a LONG LONG time, most everybody goes
>>>    with Bash.
>> 
>> Because it is standard in most Linux distributions and they are most 
>> widespread now.
>> 
>
>Well... ksh is installed by default on opensuse. I don't remember the 
>name of other shells to check. tcsh? It is there. AFAIK all shells are 
>available, but the majority of people choose bash.

It's the default everywhere. The fact that other shells are installed
makes it easier for people wanting them to configure their accounts,
but in the default you get bash. And many users don't know about the
alternatives.

Greetings
Marc
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#90590 — Re: ksh

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-08-26 04:23 +0000
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<nf7821Fj154U3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#90553
On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:36:14 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:

> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>On 2026-08-25 09:56, Marco Moock wrote:
>>> Am 25.08.26 um 08:25 schrieb c186282:
>>>>
>>>>    But for a LONG LONG time, most everybody goes with Bash.
>>> 
>>> Because it is standard in most Linux distributions and they are most
>>> widespread now.
>>> 
>>> 
>>Well... ksh is installed by default on opensuse. I don't remember the
>>name of other shells to check. tcsh? It is there. AFAIK all shells are
>>available, but the majority of people choose bash.
> 
> It's the default everywhere. The fact that other shells are installed
> makes it easier for people wanting them to configure their accounts, but
> in the default you get bash. And many users don't know about the
> alternatives.

I just upgraded? from Leap 16 to Tumbleweed so I can't be positive 
something wasn't lost in the translation, but there is no ksh.

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#90610 — Re: ksh

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-08-26 10:04 +0200
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<m8j2mmxq4r.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#90590
On 2026-08-26 06:23, rbowman wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:36:14 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
> 
>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2026-08-25 09:56, Marco Moock wrote:
>>>> Am 25.08.26 um 08:25 schrieb c186282:
>>>>>
>>>>>     But for a LONG LONG time, most everybody goes with Bash.
>>>>
>>>> Because it is standard in most Linux distributions and they are most
>>>> widespread now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well... ksh is installed by default on opensuse. I don't remember the
>>> name of other shells to check. tcsh? It is there. AFAIK all shells are
>>> available, but the majority of people choose bash.
>>
>> It's the default everywhere. The fact that other shells are installed
>> makes it easier for people wanting them to configure their accounts, but
>> in the default you get bash. And many users don't know about the
>> alternatives.
> 
> I just upgraded? from Leap 16 to Tumbleweed so I can't be positive
> something wasn't lost in the translation, but there is no ksh.

Interesting.

I just looked in a more recently installed Leap, and it has kshell5, not 
ksh.

I don't know what that is. The rpm is "kinit". For kdeinit, a process 
launcher. So, no ksh either.


> 


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#90623 — Re: ksh

FromNuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-08-26 10:03 +0100
SubjectRe: ksh
Message-ID<116ma5j$g0qi$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#90610
On 2026-08-26, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> On 2026-08-26 06:23, rbowman wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:36:14 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>>
>>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On 2026-08-25 09:56, Marco Moock wrote:
>>>>> Am 25.08.26 um 08:25 schrieb c186282:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     But for a LONG LONG time, most everybody goes with Bash.
>>>>>
>>>>> Because it is standard in most Linux distributions and they are most
>>>>> widespread now.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Well... ksh is installed by default on opensuse. I don't remember the
>>>> name of other shells to check. tcsh? It is there. AFAIK all shells are
>>>> available, but the majority of people choose bash.
>>>
>>> It's the default everywhere. The fact that other shells are installed
>>> makes it easier for people wanting them to configure their accounts, but
>>> in the default you get bash. And many users don't know about the
>>> alternatives.
>>
>> I just upgraded? from Leap 16 to Tumbleweed so I can't be positive
>> something wasn't lost in the translation, but there is no ksh.
>
> Interesting.
>
> I just looked in a more recently installed Leap, and it has kshell5,
> not ksh.
>
> I don't know what that is. The rpm is "kinit". For kdeinit, a process
> launcher. So, no ksh either.

My guess would be the shell (in the sense of EXPLORER.EXE) for KDE 5.

-- 
Nuno Silva

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