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Subject: All Sorts of Sorts
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Date: 9 Feb 90 23:05:32 GMT
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[I'm porting this message in case anyone on the c.l.f side of the world
 would like to have access to any of the files mentioned in this post.
 I can arrange to have them uploaded to simtel20 (takes approx. 1 week)
 if you drop me a note at one of the addresses at the end of this message.
 -Doug]

 Date: 02-08-90 (13:44)              Number: 2875 (Echo)
 From: JACK BROWN                      Read: 02-08-90 (09:25)
 Subj: LEARN TO SORT                 Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 >I would also like to apologize at the outset for the lack of references
 >to the results of the Forth Sort contest that was held on GEnie.  I 
 >would appreciate a note from anyone who recalls the name(s) of the 
 >files that pertain to that contest.  I have looked over the various 
 >files related to sorts on the BCFB and found the descriptions of sorts 
 >by Norm Arnold in SORT_WIN.ZIP most helpful. 
 > 
 Zafar...  I did a  ZIPpy dir scan on BCFB  "  ZIP  SORT  "  and came up
 with the following references to sorting Forth.

 DVD&KNKR.ZIP     5527  10-17-89  Entry in the Forth Dimensions sort 
 contest
 FIGSORT.ZIP      4470  11-09-89  Sort contest entry from H. Hansen
 RADXSORT.ZIP     2853  10-22-89  DK Elvey's Forth Radix sort. Contest 
 entry.
 SORTCONT.ZIP    10814  07-24-89  Instructions for FIG's  SORT contest by
                                  Dennis Ruffer.

 SORTDEMO.ZIP    12928  01-04-88  Multi-Forth SortDemo&Gloss--Five Diff 
 Sorts
 4THSORT.ZIP      2361  12-14-87  Some FORTH sorts (fig-FORTH)
 BATCHER.ZIP      1961  12-13-87  Batcher's Sort from Forth Dim (F83)
 SORT_WIN.ZIP     9318  09-27-88  Norm Arnold's Contest Winning Sorts.
 VISISORT.ZIP     9318  10-04-88  Visible sort routines - bubble, shell, 
 kwik
 QSORT312.ZIP    40960  02-14-88  Good Sort Package for DOS (used by 
 WORDNDX)
 SORT-OUT.ZIP   156155  08-02-89  Henning Hansen's wonderful sorting 
                    demo.  Written in LMI Forth.  Includes source for
                    for sorts and windowing package.

 SORTLM.ZIP       2255  12-15-87  Adaption of Will Baden's Quicksort & 
 SWORDS
 SORTZ80.ZIP      3211  12-15-87  Compact/fast sort for Z80 by S. Vance
 SORTURF.ZIP      1844  03-15-88  Sort and execution arrays for UR/Forth
 QSORT322.ZIP    41522  10-01-89  Great quick sort utility

 NET/Mail : British Columbia Forth Board - Burnaby BC - (604)434-5886   
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