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Subject: X3J14 Holding Pattern Here
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Date: 28 Jul 90 23:32:45 GMT
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 Date: 07-26-90 (14:25)              Number: 451 (Echo)
   To: ALL                           Refer#: NONE
 From: JACK BROWN                      Read: (N/A)
 Subj: ACCEPTED PRACTICE             Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 Resolution 87-002                                 Accepted

                    Scope of Work for X3/J14

 The purpose of this resolution is to outline the scope of work for this
 TC [ Technical Committee ].  It is based upon the project proposal
 adopted by X3J14/005.  The intent is to present an outline of the
 significant steps to be followed to achieve an acceptable standard which
 will result in broad compliance among all major vendors of Forth
 language products, with minimum adverse impact upon transportability
 from existing systems in use.

 The scope of work for X3/J14 shall encompass the following:

 1. Identification and evaluation of common existing practices in the
 area of the Forth programming language. This shall include the
 following:

 a. Identification of all producers of Forth language programming systems
 with a distribution in excess of 1000 users.

 b. Evaluation of Forth implementation distributed by these producers
 with respect to the FORTH-83 standard, to identify the primary areas of
 non-compliance.  Areas in which all producers are in compliance will be
 considered to be "accepted practice".

 c. Public solicitation from these producers as well as other sources
 represented on the TC of specific problem areas within the FORTH-83
 Standard, and recommendations for change.

 2. Evaluate proposed modifications to the FORTH-83 Standard resulting
 from Item 1c above addressing the following areas:

 a. Arithmetic and logical operators

 b. Flow-of-control structures

 c. Input and output operators

 d. Memory and mass storage operators

 e. Exception handling

 f. Vectored execution

 g. Compiler extension operators

 h. Data description operators

 i. ROM-based applications

 j. Any other areas that emerge from the study as representing
 significant areas of non compliance

 3. Propose modification to FORTH-83 shall be deemed unacceptalbe if they
 result in significant variance from "accepted practice" as identified in
 Item 1b above, or if the proposed definition is outside the standards of
 clarity and umambiguity required of an ANS.

 4. The TC will address proposed standards for language extensions.
 Areas in which extension will be considered include floating point
 arithmetic, data base support, and graphics.  Other extensions will
 doubtless emerge, and may be considered at the discretion of the TC.

 5. The TC will review existing and proposed standards for other
 languages.

 6. The TC will consider areas in which the basis document or accepted
 practice is in conflict with modern hardware characteristics.

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