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Subject: for us beginners?  Help
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Date: 9 Nov 90 12:50:26 GMT
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Category 2,  Topic 5
Message 167       Fri Nov 09, 1990
GARY-S                       at 06:25 EST
 
  
 From: BRAD KOSOWAN  writes:
 Subj: FIRST GLANCE                  Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
 Conf: FORTH (58)                 Read Type: GENERAL (+)

 >Any one have any suggestions on a good begineers guide ???
 >I would appreciate any help.
   Sit down in front of a terminal (computer) with Forth running, and
   read AND do _all_ the exercises in 'Staring Forth' by Leo Brodie
   (Prentice Hall) or 'Forth: A Text and Reference' by Kelly/Spies
   (Prentice Hall). If you really get in a jam from which you can find
   no way to extricate yourself, save the OFF switch ask questions on
   whatever node you posted this question on. 
   You will probably crash the system a time or two. It isn't the end 
   of the world. Learn from the experience, and enjoy. You will be 
   learning Forth and a lot more about your computer than you thought
   possible.
   One request: When you find it necessary to ask questions provide 
   LOTS of information. 
   <stack underflow> is NOT a LOT of information. 
   I was trying to divide a variable  named foo_bar by 9999 and got a
   <stack underflow> error is only fair.
   : foo_bar code here ;
     foo_bar / 999 .
   <stack underflow>

   ..... will get you help.
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