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From: JAJZ801@CALSTATE.BITNET ("Jeff Sicherman,CSU Long Beach")
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Division definition, et. al.
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Date: 13 Jul 90 20:20:39 GMT
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 If you view FORTH in its proper context (in my opinion) as a high-level
abstract machine language, then a precise definition of any and all
division operations, or any other arithmetic or logical operation, is
necessary. Imagine trying to write assembly/machine language programs
for a computer where it wasn't exactly defined. That FORTH is an abstract
and enhancable machine shouldn't absolve it from this requirement. The
ANSI guys and gals are right in this matter.

Jeff Sicherman
jajz801@calstate.bitnet