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From: dunn@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (John Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Book on Writing a Forth Interpreter
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Date: 10 Jan 90 12:50:24 GMT
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In article <25aac6b9.6e3a@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jearls@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU writes:
>disk filing system.  Can someone recommend a good book on programming
>a basic Forth system?
>
The best ones I know of are by Dr Ting, charmingly written in Tinglish.
"Inside f83", and "Systems Guide to Fig-Forth".  Ting has been a major
player in the Forth commuinty in the past, although I haven't heard
from him lately.  The phone number listed in his book is 415-674-8250.
Perhaps someone on the net has a more current number.

Ting's books break down each word, commenting on the what and why
of everything.  Not a book to learn how to use Forth, but verry,
very good at teaching you how to build Forth, how to understand it.

-John Dunn