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Subject: Object Oriented Forth
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Date: 11 Jul 90 03:01:42 GMT
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 Date: 07-06-90 (18:29)              Number: 3467 (Echo)
   To: GARY SMITH                    Refer#: 3437
 From: GENE LEFAVE                     Read: NO
 Subj: OBJECT ORIENTED FORTH         Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 GS> I've read about Dick Pountain's "Object-Oriented Forth" book.I was
wondering
 GS> if anybody has actually included his features into their compilers/inter-
 GS> * Origin: GEnie and the Forth Interest Group

 I've implemented most of Pountains words in 32 bit polyFORTH.  I haven't had
a 
 chance to give them a good workout yet.  I'm using them to implement a
database 
 program.   It's very conveniant not to have to remember what the data type is

 for every field in the database.   Also, in my case, I can now completely
hide 
 the access method for data fields that are reached via links and/or 
 computations.   I'm working on some screen stuff now to hide the display and 
 input functions.

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