Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!ames!amdahl!dlb!dana!rap
From: rap@dana.UUCP (Rob Peck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: JFORTH
Message-ID: <285@dana.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 88 23:39:57 GMT
References: <1286@vu-vlsi.UUCP>
Organization: Dana Computer, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Lines: 30
Keywords: Update?
Summary: RSN (of course)...

In article <1286@vu-vlsi.UUCP>, cheung@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Wilson Cheung) writes:
> 
> 	Its been about a year since the last release of JFORTH.  Has all work
> on JFORTH been stopped?  I am very eagerly awaiting for a useable floating
> point package and the optimizing compiler.  My version of JFORTH only supports
> about 4 decimal places of accuracy and often rounds off incorrectly!

I spoke to someone (believed to be associated) with JFORTH at the most 
recent FAUG meeting and he said that their compiler is in beta test --- 
if I had an application that was just waiting for compilation, I should 
bring it to their offices and the'd compile it for me.   He also mentioned 
that the floating point was fixed and for a release date, gave me the old 
"RSN".  Rumor has it that the target compiler cuts an application typically 
by a factor of 4 to 5 times (30+ K rather than 150K for the group of demos 
on their own distribution disk).   Upgrade will not be free, but will be 
reasonable.  When upgrade happens, price of the package is expected to rise to
reflect added functionality.  Also rumored that Multi-FORTH price may
be headed for a price increase in the near future.

Disclaimer:  I have no connection with the creators of JFORTH;  having
	     paid full list price directly to them at the San Francisco
	     Amiga show about a year ago, I too am eagerly awaiting the
	     promised target compiler and upgrade.  I like FORTH and
	     collect FORTH docs and books.  Someday I might really
	     start to use it again, I will I will (RSN)

Rob Peck			...ihnp4!hplabs!dana!rap

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