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Subject: Re: PYGMY Forth
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Date: 22 Mar 90 18:10:00 GMT
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>    The next problem is that I like the name C@+ for this  ( a - a+1 c)
> while I think botFORTH & cmFORTH would tuck the char under the address,
> which is useful also.  Tentatively I'll go with calling it C@+.

Yes, both ways  ( adr -- adr' char )  and  ( adr -- char adr' )  have
their uses.  If C@+ is already used in other systems, by all means
try to be compatible.  If you need a different function, call it
something else.  NEXTBYTE seems like a good name to me.

Cheers,
Mitch Bradley