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From: dcp@world.std.com (David C. Petty)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Finding a Forth for the 8051/8031
Message-ID: <1991Jan7.035004.9176@world.std.com>
Date: 7 Jan 91 03:50:04 GMT
References: <2184.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>
Reply-To: dcp@world (David C. Petty)
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
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In article <2184.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>,
BOB SCHEMMEL writes:

`` ... I understand there is an embedded forth version of this
`` IC and I think the book "Embedded Forth for Control" by some people at
`` Sandia Labs deals with just such a chip however the people who have
`` purchased it seem put off by the technical detail and extensive source
`` code listings. 

The book is _Embedded Controller Forth for the 8051_ by William I. Payne
of Sandia National Laboratories.  It describes a FIG-Forth system for
the 8051 complete with a version of the Nautilus Systems Cross-compiler.
I cannot vouch for the overwhelming nature of the technical detail, but
it is complete.  Cross-compilers are daunting at first look, but unless
you have an 8051 system with an interactive Forth with which you can
incrementally develop your application and a RAM configuration that
allows it, you have little choice but to cross-compile it.  (I _think_
the source code is available on disc from Academic Press, or from Bill
Payne.)

Good luck!
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