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Subject: Forth Taught at Schools/Universities
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Date: 4 May 90 03:40:45 GMT
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 Date: 05-02-90 (21:07)              Number: 3195 (Echo)
   To: JACK BROWN                    Refer#: 2831
 From: IAN GREEN                       Read: NO
 Subj: F-PC TUTORIAL                 Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 >I wanted to try out the FORTH-Metronet conference to see what reaction 
 >they would receive from a wider circulation but in retrosepect feel tha
 >they would be better placed in a more permanent location.   Because of 
 >the volume of mail handled by some systems, messages older that a week 
 >or so are deleted and the tutorial posted in the FORTH conference would
 >soon just be come a moving window that would not be useful to new peopl
 >joining the Forth conference.
 >
 >They will be posted in a message base and will also be made available i
 >ZIP format for downloading.

    The Metro-Net idea is a good one, but as you suggested, hindsight is 
 usually better than forsight. Perhaps both would be best so that if a 
 reader's interest is aroused then he can aquire the complete set of 
 lessons to study the language.

 Ian

 NET/Mail : British Columbia Forth Board - Burnaby BC - (604)434-5886   
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