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Subject: LEARNING FORTH
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Date: 5 Jan 90 20:43:40 GMT
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 Date: 12-22-89 (16:17)              Number: 495 (Echo)
   To: JACK BROWN                    Refer#: 494
 From: GORDON GANDERTON                Read: NO
 Subj: LEARNING FORTH                Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 S>Once you pick a system then stick with it and write code.
 Thanks for the advice Jack.
 S>mean time if you are looking for something to program why not try one of
 S>the puzzles that I have been posting in the  PEER (ECFB) or REVIEW
 I appreciate the availability of these puzzles, Jack, but what I really
 would like to learn is an overall concept of Forth. I know this must be
 possible because I learned overall concepts of Basic and C. For
 example, a simple name and address program. Nick Dennis showed me one
 in Abundance but to me it was too complex using unique Abundance words.
 As you know, I missed the demo of a simple data base at the club
 meeting. I know that Dave Brown has a simple data base but again, this
 is too complex for me. I am looking for something just a little bit
 beyond the simple:

 : INPUT ." What is your name? " KEY ;
 : ANSWER ." Your name is " ;
 : RESULT  INPUT ." Hello " ANSWER ;

 This example was done in a hurry and is full of errors and wont work. I
 just wanted to demonstrate how little I know about simple strings.
 Thanks, Jack and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Dave and
 your family. Thanks a lot for all your help in the past year. rgds.

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