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From: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us (Doug Philips)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Forth in the Marketplace
Message-ID: <1706.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>
Date: 12 Sep 90 03:00:21 GMT
References: <1990Sep10.141815.21317@mlb.semi.harris.com>
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In <1990Sep10.141815.21317@mlb.semi.harris.com>, rvn@forth.mlb.semi.harris.com (Rick VanNorman) writes:
> In <1694.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>, Dean Martindale writes:
> 
> > Is anyone anywhere contemplating the possibility of a Forth PC? You
> 
> YES! I would love to see a pocket computer, such as the Poquet (VHS tape
> size, with chicklet keyboard, 25x80 lcd display, 2 AA size batteries),
> with an RTX inside it.  
> 
> I don't think I can convince Harris to officially support such a project
> unless someone is going to seriously sink some cash into it, but I can
> provide as much support as my wife will let me 8^).
> 
> Let's create some interest, folks!  

You have my vote, so long as it is reasonably affordable.  I don't 
suppose you'd want to go to a three key keyboard (CM style) and cut
costs even more?  :-)

-Doug
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