Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!emory!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!pitt!willett!ForthNet From: ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us (ForthNet articles from GEnie) Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Forth Engines: all types (ucode&direct) Message-ID: <2200.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us> Date: 3 Jan 91 13:12:43 GMT Organization: String, Scotch tape, and Paperclips. (in Pgh, PA) Lines: 22 Category 6, Topic 6 Message 77 Wed Jan 02, 1991 J.SANFORD1 [- jon -] at 21:29 MST I have just finshed reading thru the whole Cat.6 Top.15 Forth Engines / Harris, ( It was interesting to see my strange obcession recomended by Frank Sergeant in FD ). This could be the background material for a novel called "Sexy New Machine does The Limbo". As an encourageing note, this puts me in mind of the story of Nikola Tesla, who was prevented by extrainious events from having axcess to a workshop, continued to visualize the construction and operation of the A.C. motor for 5 years. When he eventually was able to implement his ideas, it was at a astonishingly mature stage of development. To condense the episode in an increadibly arrogent gloss; in order for a Totaly Forth Intigrated chip to be acceptible to the Forth community, (PRICE), it must have features which make it indespensible to some other market segments as well. ----- This message came from GEnie via willett. You cannot Reply to the author using email. Please post a follow-up article, or use any instructions the author may have included (USMail addresses, telephone #, whatever). Report problems to: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us or uunet!willett!dwp