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From: scott@etive.ed.ac.uk (Scott Larnach)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: FORTH for unix?
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Date: 18 Jul 88 17:37:24 GMT
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This is a repost of an article which I posted earlier with a "uk"
distribution. The silence was deafening... I wonder if what I'm asking
is contrary to the spirit of FORTH...? Or is it just that noone's
gotten around to doing it, or felt there was a need? Anyway:

Is there a FORTH for Unix that would allow me to access Unix system
calls, and create FORTH programs through the use of my favourite text
editor. In other words, I'd like FORTH to behave as a "normal"
language. I have seen FORTHs on the net for Unix, but they have had
their own editors and file structures.

Thanks in advance.