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Date: 6 Sep 90 02:40:59 GMT
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 Date: 08-27-90 (08:04)              Number: 711 (Echo)
   To: FRANK SERGEANT                Refer#: 707
 From: JAN HOFLAND                     Read: NO
 Subj: PYGMY FORTH                   Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 Hi Frank,

 Thank you for you lengthy reply.  I work on building special purpose
 controllers for our Dynamic Signal Analyzer product line here at
 Hewlett-Packard.  The stuff I have worked on in the last few years are
 built around the Motorola processor line, both 68000 and 68020.  There
 is usually a fair amount of RAM (the controller now uses 16 Mbytes) and
 then interface to special purpose busses.  My current assignment
 involves interfacing to the SCSI bus.

 With respect to what processor to target my interest in rolling my own
 forth, the list is many.  There's the hc11 and then the RTX product line
 and even a Motorola 56001.  At this point my goal is to understand how
 to do it and what routines and procedures are necessary at the machine
 code level to support a forth system.  Truthfully, at this point I am
 more interested in learning the underlying software routines rather
 than using the result for some specific purpose.

 I look forward to the next pygmy forth release.

 Regards,

 Jan Hofland
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