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Subject: Welcome to the Forth Interest Group
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Date: 21 Feb 91 23:30:21 GMT
Organization: (n.) to be organized.  But that's not important right now.
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Category 1,  Topic 1
Message 21        Thu Feb 21, 1991
GARY-S                       at 06:23 EST
 
John D. Hall called me last night (20 February 1991) to advise me I was the
1990 FIGGY honoree. I was stunned by this announcement then. I am still
stunned.

I personally feel there are individuals who have contributed more to Forth
than I in any year, let alone 1990 when so many people gave of themselves to
develop the language, develop products using Forth, and promoting Forth. There
are many I also feel did more to promote and help FIG than I, so this award is
a total surprise.

Quite frankly, if I have achieved anything in behalf of Forth or FIG it has
been with help. That is true of the GEnie Forth RoundTable, and that is
certainly true of ForthNet. I would like to think I was able to use their
skills to aid any contribution I may have made. In that sense it is an award
to a modular component. I sort of like that.

I am stunned. I am absolutely flattered. Thanks - everybody.
  Gary
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