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Subject: Feedback to the Forth Interest Group
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Date: 9 May 90 03:44:34 GMT
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 Date: 05-06-90 (10:40)              Number: 3216 (Echo)
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 From: BOB LEE                         Read: (N/A)
 Subj: FIG, SIGFORTH, ETC.           Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 I belong to both FIG and SIGForth.  I'm always shocked to hear how few
 people are members.  I also play the steel guitar, and have the same
 sort of difficulties networking with other steel players.

  Are these figures correct: 2000 FIG members, 500 SIGForth members? 
 Both organizations put out very nice periodicals.  I'm amazed that they
 can do so on such a small scale.

  Embedded Systems Programming seems to be the best source for good Forth
 articles lately.  Their authors presume a knowledge of engineering, but
 not necessarily a knowledge of Forth.  As a result, these articles serve
 as an excellent introduction to Forth for programmers.  A recent issue
 on multitasking was particularly good.

  Any guesses on how many professionals out there are using Forth
 regularly?

  -b0b-

 NET/Mail : RCFB Golden, CO (303) 278-0364 VESTA & Denver FIG for Forth!
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