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Subject: Welcome to the Forth Interest Group
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Date: 5 Nov 90 03:06:36 GMT
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Category 1,  Topic 1
Message 16        Sun Nov 04, 1990
J.SANFORD1                   at 11:59 MST

      I am assuming that this is where I should introduce my self
I have been an off and on member of FIG since 83. Since then I have
messed about with a number of Forths starting with Vic-forth,
( two screens are avalable on an unexpanded Vic-20).

      Since I am a hobbyist my limit has been $99 for a forth
language program.  Since I couldn't get the most expensive one to
load & when, I talked to the developer himself on the phone, he
seriously told me " there were no bugs in the prg." !!
This was a well advertised product.  Any way lets say I am not
innocent anymore. Also, on a diffrent platform & implementation I
spent weeks struggling with trying to get a prg. in "Starting Forth"
to work, finally I got help from a friend who found a non-standard
definition.  And so it goes - -

      I have read the editorials and "where Forth is going" stuff, in
Forth Dimensions. I may have a unusual perspective ( I can see the
forest but not the trees ) I have proven my loyalty to the Idea of
Forth with out any accomplishment.  I will read anything I can get my
hands on. ( now that I have access to on-line info. I am gona have
to be more selective.) I have PD spiffy versions of other languages,
yet I keep searching for a forth for the Atari-ST.

      I have examined Bradleys ForthMacs, the problem there is, he
has already done everything!

      #1153 F83ST.ARC G.Morison has been entertaining me for a long
time.  I have versions from three diffrent sources, all diffrent,
I must admit I don't programm well enough to have much confidence
in my ability to fix it ( I must be implying that it is too buggy
to do the exercises in "Starting Forth"). owever if it worked
it would be just what I have been looking for. Please suggest which
catagory and topics I should read first in context of the above.
thanks  - jon -*s
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