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From: ir230@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (john wavrik)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Forth 83 Standard required
Summary: Yes, Virginia, there are official Standards
Message-ID: <13814@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Date: 2 Nov 90 04:35:57 GMT
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Robert Turner asks,
> How can I get hold of the Forth 83 standard? I have some idea of the
> differences from Fig-Forth and Forth 79, garnered from such sources as
> Byte magazine, but I do not have the *complete* standard (if there is 
> one).
> Are there any later standard Forths than Forth 83? If so, I would like 
> to get hold of the documents pertaining to those as well.

There are only two Forth Standards (1979 and 1983) although many 
consider fig-Forth a defacto standard. Copies of the Forth-79 and 
Forth-83 Standards documents are available as item # 300 and 305
from
            Forth Interest Group
            P.O. Box 8231
            San Jose, California USA  95155

The cost for airmail outside the USA is $18 each. The fig-Forth 
glossary (fig-Forth Installation Manual) is also available as item 
number 502 also for $18.  [Prices within the USA are $15 + tax]

Add a $2 handling fee to all orders.

These documents are worth reading although, you should be warned,
compliance with Standards is voluntary. You can readily find systems 
claiming to be "Forth-83" which aren't. Being able to read is not a 
prerequisite for implementing Forth. 

                                                  John J Wavrik 
             jjwavrik@ucsd.edu                    Dept of Math  C-012 
                                                  Univ of Calif - San Diego 
                                                  La Jolla, CA  92093