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From: ma168a@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU (John Wavrik)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Want Forth for VMS and UNIX
Message-ID: <3971@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU>
Date: Fri, 22-May-87 14:00:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: sdcc3.3971
Posted: Fri May 22 14:00:36 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 23-May-87 17:01:55 EDT
References: <1096@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: University of California, San Diego
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Keywords: VMS, UNIX
Summary: Kitt Peak, are you there????

In article <1096@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, sparks@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Gaarder) writes:
> I'm looking for Forth systems for VMS (VAX 780 and microvax) and for
> Unix (Ultrix and System 5).  Anybody know of any?
> -- 

We've used Kitt Peak VAX-Forth for a number of years. It is unusually full
(800+ words) and available either free or almost free.  Both VMS and Unix
versions are available.
   However, we've had ours for years -- and have not received replies to
our queries about updated versions.  They have both survived several changes
in operating system. Each time some of the features are lost. The main
problem is that commands which allow operating system (shell) commands from
within Forth either don't work (VMS) or sometimes cause crashes (Unix).
[Normal work within the Forth environment does not lead to problems.]
If Kitt Peak has produced any new revisions to go with current OS versions,
this would be a good choice.
   IS ANYONE FROM KITT PEAK ON THE NET? -- WHAT IS THE STATUS OF VAX-FORTH?

  A few years ago the source code to a version of Forth by Princeton U
(Astronomy Dept?) was posted to the net -- this was for the VAX but I don't
recall which operating system.

					       John J Wavrik
					       Dept of Math
					       Univ of Calif - San Diego

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