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From: dcp@world.std.com (David C. Petty)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: ANS FORTH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Keywords: ANS Forth
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.074203.12102@world.std.com>
Date: 12 Feb 91 07:42:03 GMT
References: <2295.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 <2295.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>,
RAY DUNCAN writes:

`` As for the X3J14 current string words, I'd like to see them thrown out
`` too.  I believe that the set of string primitives in LMI systems is much
`` better thought out and I'd hate to abandon same in favor of the
`` hodge-podge that is now in BASIS.

Please, Ray, can you publish the specifiation for the LMI string word
set?  I'd hate to miss out on the opportunity of having less of a
hodge-podge in ANS Forth.

`` We strongly support the proposals to delete ONLY/ALSO (I proposed this
`` myself some time back, but my proposal was voted down).

Hear, hear!
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