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Re: f.) for Gorth

From "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com>
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Subject Re: f.) for Gorth
Date 2016-12-09 11:19 +1100
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Rod Pemberton wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 08:12:34 +0000
> Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On 08/12/2016 03:49, hughaguilar96@gmail.com wrote:
> > > Other languages use some kind of prefix or suffix to indicate
> > > hexadecimal --- we have $ in Pascal and 0x in C.
> >
> > Forth 2012/20XX has prefixes:
> >
> > # for decimal numbers
> > $ for hex
> > % for binary
> >
> > See section 3.4.1.3 in http://forth-standard.org/standard/usage
> >
>
> Why are # $ % number prefixes instead of standalone Forth words?  I.e.,
> why aren't they followed by a space?  The parsing would seem to be more
> C style than Forth.
>
>
> Rod Pemberton

That's correct but the former is common notation for numbers in the rest
of the computing world.

In the past Forth *has* used explicit words H#  D# F# etc to denote hex/
decimal/float numbers respectively.  The beauty of these is that - unlike
the former - you don't need to hack your interpreter to provide them!


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f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-06 03:40 -0800
  Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-06 15:48 +0100
  Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-06 17:59 +0000
    Re: f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-06 13:17 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-07 11:11 +0000
        Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 06:11 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-07 17:50 +0000
        Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-07 15:23 +0100
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-08 16:18 +0000
        Re: f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-07 06:46 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-07 17:41 +0000
  Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-06 10:34 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-09 12:11 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-23 13:23 +1100
    Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-15 15:42 -0800
  Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-07 13:06 +1100
    Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-06 18:32 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-07 12:41 +0100
        Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-07 19:49 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-12-08 08:12 +0000
            Re: f.) for Gorth Rod Pemberton <NeedNotReplyHere@xrsevnneqk.cem> - 2016-12-08 18:53 -0500
              Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-09 00:01 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-09 12:17 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-09 13:01 +0000
              Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-09 11:19 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-08 22:23 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 07:11 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 22:40 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 23:59 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-21 21:17 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth The Beez <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2016-12-13 08:51 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-09 12:47 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-10 11:54 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 17:28 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 18:20 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-10 14:26 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth The Beez <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2016-12-13 09:14 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-13 19:24 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-14 07:29 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 18:29 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 10:13 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 03:45 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-15 10:42 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 05:11 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-15 12:36 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 07:33 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-15 14:31 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 14:34 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-15 16:20 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 16:46 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-17 09:23 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-19 02:56 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-16 08:10 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-16 10:00 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-18 10:32 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-19 03:22 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-16 14:14 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Bernd Paysan <bernd@net2o.de> - 2016-12-19 19:41 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-20 03:02 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth mhx@iae.nl - 2016-12-20 01:27 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-20 12:35 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Charles Montgomery <cgm@physics.utoledo.edu> - 2016-12-20 21:23 -0500
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-21 07:29 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Charles Montgomery <cgm@physics.utoledo.edu> - 2016-12-21 22:24 -0500
                Re: f.) for Gorth "David N. Williams" <williams@umich.edu> - 2016-12-22 08:10 -0500
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-22 17:39 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-15 12:53 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 05:59 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth "Robert L." <No_spamming@noWhere_7073.org> - 2017-01-03 16:15 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-14 17:06 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-18 10:58 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-17 17:26 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-19 13:16 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 19:19 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-19 11:03 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 01:46 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-20 12:14 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 17:34 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-18 19:25 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 19:45 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-22 11:32 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Bernd Paysan <bernd@net2o.de> - 2017-01-03 19:33 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-03 22:13 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-04 23:03 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-06 22:52 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-07 22:45 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-07 17:23 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-08 09:13 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-08 17:10 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-09 10:22 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth stephen@mpeforth.com - 2017-01-08 07:00 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-05-20 14:09 +0200
                Re: f.) for Gorth Matthias Trute <matthias.trute@gmail.com> - 2017-01-11 01:14 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-07 12:26 +0100
      Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-08 10:21 +1100
        Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-20 15:45 +0100
          Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-20 15:33 +0000
          Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-22 11:37 +1100
            Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-22 14:19 +0100
              Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-23 12:11 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 17:49 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-23 20:41 +1100
            Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-05-20 14:21 +0200
  Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-15 22:31 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-16 18:26 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 16:41 -0800
        Re: f.) for Gorth stephen@mpeforth.com - 2016-12-20 02:20 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-20 13:04 +0000
            Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 17:27 -0800
  Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-17 10:36 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-17 11:51 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 19:35 -0800
        Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-19 14:17 +0100
          Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-19 10:10 -0800
            Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-19 20:33 +0000
              Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-19 18:11 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-19 19:03 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-12-20 08:10 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 18:05 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth  -  what is a number? Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-12-21 09:04 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-20 15:26 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-20 11:30 -0600
                Language stds (was Re: f.) for Gorth) Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-20 19:49 +0000
                Re: Language stds (was Re: f.) for Gorth) john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-20 20:06 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 17:52 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-21 13:47 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-21 20:46 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-22 14:33 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 07:06 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 07:21 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-12-23 07:41 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-23 08:33 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-23 18:22 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-23 20:28 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-26 18:30 -0800
                Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-24 12:12 +1100
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-24 03:28 -0600
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-12-24 10:02 -0600
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-24 16:13 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-24 18:13 +0000
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-28 09:24 +1100
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-12-27 17:10 -0600
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-27 22:58 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-29 10:12 +1100
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-12-29 17:03 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-29 19:35 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-12-30 05:27 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-30 19:11 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-31 06:42 -0800

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