Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!well!jax
From: jax@well.UUCP (Jack J. Woehr)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Cost of Forth Chips
Summary: Matching People with Forth Engines
Keywords: stack, risc, chips, sc32
Message-ID: <13306@well.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 89 05:30:39 GMT
References: <893@mtk.UUCP> <13199@well.UUCP> <896@mtk.UUCP>
Reply-To: jax@well.UUCP (Jack J. Woehr)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Vesta Technology, Inc. Wheat Ridge, CO
Lines: 42

In article <896@mtk.UUCP> marmar@mtk.UUCP (Mark Martino) writes:

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>	Forth is simple to understand.  The only metaphor you need is the
>stack which is easy to understand even without a metaphor.  An artist,
>musician, theatre technician, bookkeeper, shopkeeper, or anyone else
>without formal training in computers can learn it enough to do what they
>want or need to do.
>	I realize that Harris and Silicon Composers do not have distribution
>for these sorts of markets, but maybe should get them or get a company that
>has them or can develop them.  This would sell chips galore.  Most
>non-technical people like to stick with what they find comfortable.
>Once Harris or SC made some inroads into these markets, they'd have
>customers for life.

	... more stuff ...

>but the point is this:  Computers should
>help ordinary people do their jobs better and faster.  Forth is the
>shortest path to this end.  There's money to be made in matching people
>with Forth-based computers.

	At VESTA TECHNOLOGY INC. we agree with you. That's what we
do for a living, we match would-be inventors and garage geniuses with
single board Forth computers. Right now it's the 8088 and 80188.
I have the 68000 and 68008 on my desk, when the manuals get written
we'll sell them.

	We've tried to convince Harris and SC to see the light as you
have seen it; so far, little luck. When the chip prices come down, we'll 
sell you your single-board RTX or SC-base computer.

	Are you listening, Harris? :-)

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