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Subject: BASIS Feedback
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Date: 14 Aug 90 02:16:32 GMT
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 Date: 08-11-90 (00:19)              Number: 3627 (Echo)
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 From: BOB LEE                         Read: (N/A)
 Subj: BASIS 12                      Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 I just received BASIS12 in the mail today, and found parts of it to be
 rather disjointed.  In particular, in one place the page number sequence
 goes 14 18 15 19 (pages 16 and 17 are apparently missing).

 I don't mean to criticize the dedicated volunteers who put this document
 together - It's a tough job, I know.  But one gets the impression that
 the committee is "running out of steam".  The apparent stalemate over
 LOCALs, which seems to me to be a pretty simple concept, is disturbing
 as well.

 I wonder how soon we can expect to see this project "wrapped up".  It
 sure would be nice to have a standard for Forth.  The 83 standard seems
 to have collapsed because in was inadequate in many areas.  Today we see
 systems that are true to 83 in spirit, but with differences like file
 access, 32-bit stacks, etc.

 The lack of a standard Forth to work with has delayed a pet hobby
 project of my own, because I want to write something that will port
 easily.  ANS Forth seems to address my concerns.  How long must we wait
 for it to become a reality?

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