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From: rs0@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Bob Slaughter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Languages!!!
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Date: 12 Nov 89 23:23:17 GMT
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In article <8911110458.AA06278@jupiter.nmt.edu> ehsnsr@JUPITER.NMT.EDU
 (Eric Hobbs) writes:
>Dearest Netters,
>
>     I am looking into trying to learn a new computer language, 
>     You guys and gals are my last hope! Save me from expensive 
>languages and ST BASIC!!!!!ARRRRGH!
>     By the way, if you have any suggestions, please tell me where 
>I can get it (mail-order, ftp, e-mail, etc.). Thanks.

Try Forth.  Forth is a reverse-polish notation threaded interpreted/compiled
language.  It's most amazing power is that you can add new procedures to the
langauge that become part of the language (i.e.  Regular Forth doesn't have
a CASE-type structure, but you can add one in, using Forth itself.  Much
more powerful than just having dumb functions and procedures).  There is
an excellent PD version out there Somewhere (somebosy else come to this
person's aid on this please), which can be upgraded to full GEM/AES useage
with a nominal upgrade fee, which you only need to pay after you have seen
and tried out the freebie version.

Send mail for more details on Forth (I am not a Forth guru, just a happy user).



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