Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!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: Selecting a Public Domain Kernel Message-ID: <2879.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us> Date: 15 Jun 91 01:37:41 GMT Organization: (n.) to be organized. But that's not important right now. Lines: 27 Category 1, Topic 7 Message 94 Thu Jun 13, 1991 D.RUFFER [Dennis] at 22:13 EDT Brian, it all depends on how many times you want to re-write it. ;) Wil's F83X is a few years old now. Since F-PC is newer, it has features that have only come along recently (i.e. pull down menus, hypertext, segmented architecture, etc.). Wil's system, I think, only pulls the names out, but F- PC does a few other "tricks" with the segments as well. I know it has color support and graphics, and I think I've seen mouse support for it also (i.e. what you've done with F83X may not be needed in F-PC). On the other hand, ANS Forth is also looming on the horizon. You might be able to do your own upgrades to something like Martin's ZEN so that it fit your needs. That way, when more powerful ANS Forth's come along, a good portion of your application could be ported with little effort (a theory that is yet to be proven BTW). How's that for some wishy-washy thinking? {B-{)> DaR ----- This message came from GEnie via willett. You *cannot* reply to the author using e-mail. Please post a follow-up article, or use any instructions the author may have included (USMail addresses, telephone #, etc.). Report problems to: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us _or_ uunet!willett!dwp