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From: fetrow@entropy.UUCP (David Fetrow)
Newsgroups: net.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Why FORTH screens?
Message-ID: <158@entropy.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 03:26:47 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 20 03:26:47 1985
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> Why does FORTH use screens to package its definitions?
>
 My understanding (limited) is that screens allow forth to be both
upward and downward compatable. If you do something "slick" with one
machine that isn't based on screens another computer might not be
able to work quite the same way. One of forths biggest strengths is
that not only is the language per say portable but that the operating
system is portable as well; over an incredibly wide range of machines.


 
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