Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!well!jax
From: jax@well.UUCP (Jack J. Woehr)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Forth on the Amiga
Summary: Top O' The Charts
Keywords: amiga, jforth, multiforth, mvp, a4th
Message-ID: <12575@well.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jul 89 00:15:49 GMT
References: <20076@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: jax@well.UUCP (Jack J. Woehr)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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In article <20076@cup.portal.com> Peter_Warren_Lee@cup.portal.com writes:
	 ... stuff ...
> Can anyone tell me how it stacks up in terms of speed compared to C or
>assembly language? Also if anyone could suggest a good PD version to
>learn FORTH on,I'd be grateful.

	The best Amiga Forth, JForth, runs roughly at 80% the speed of
a C application, while occupying somewhat less memory. I have a 5-k
demo that opens a window and an autorequester then flakes off when
you make a selection.

	MultiForth is another fine commercial product.  I prefer JForth.
Read my review in the (August?) 1989 _Amazing Computing_.

	32-bit PD Forth: A4TH 1.5, available for download on RCFB, number
below.

	16-bit PD Forth: MVP-Forth, Fish Disk #9.

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