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From: saare%bede5@Sun.COM (John Saare)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Real Time Forth
Keywords: Real Time, Forth, Avionics
Message-ID: <115176@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 13 Jul 89 01:18:55 GMT
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Hi:  I hope this note isn't so disjoint as to offend:

	I'm planning the construction of a SMALL engine monitoring
and navigation augmentation system for a homebuilt airplane.  This
project was initially shelved when the hardware design and development
environment issues overshadowed the whole idea of building a plane.
	Recently,  I've decided to start looking at the project again
with the idea of using as many off the shelf components as possible.
I've considering basing the system off of either the AMPRO 86/286
XT/AT clone boards (5 /14" form factor) or something based on the Intel
Wild Card (core XT components, credit card sized).   In the same
vein, I've been considering using Forth as the development environment
(cheap, easy prototyping, COMPLETE).
	In earlier notes, I've seen mention of PC/Forth+ from LMI...

Question:  What Forth would you recommend that is possessed of the
	following qualities:
	- Easy to use in a "rough" hardware environment...
	- Not dependent on a supporting O/S...
	- ROMable
	- Reliable
	- Runs on '86 family...

Any suggestions?

Any cheap FORTH engines (chip-sets) out there?

Thanks !!! -- John Saare