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Re: polyForth multitasker question

From Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: polyForth multitasker question
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References (11 earlier) <2017Apr15.184706@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> <z8qdnbfkl5j6D2_FnZ2dnUU7-YXNnZ2d@supernews.com> <od3r9r$1ope$1@gioia.aioe.org> <87vaq2foez.fsf@nightsong.com> <od763h$sr2$1@gioia.aioe.org>
Date 2017-04-19 10:56 +0200
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HAA wrote:
> AFAIK Forth and Lisp have little in common

Long history.
Most popular somwhere around 1980.
Unfamiliar syntax.
Allows exotic identifiers.
Conventionally uses hyphen as a word delimiter in long identifiers.
(Usually) no type declarations.
Extensible syntax (actually programmable).
Comfortable metaprogramming.
Interactive and incremental development.
Resident symbol table.
Intermingles load time, compile time, and run time.
Many diverse dialects.
Light-weigh data structure with single method.
Linked lists play a central role.
Favours small procedures.
Multiple return values.
Used as a secret weapon.
Used as a scapegoat.
Attracts fanatics.
Attracts trolls.
Special-purpose hardware implementations.
Standardised 1994.
Vocal minority rejects standard.

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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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