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Subject: Advanced Beginners
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Date: 24 Feb 90 21:54:43 GMT
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 Date: 02-23-90 (13:18)              Number: 2951 (Echo)
   To: IAN GREEN                     Refer#: 2949
 From: MICHAEL HOBSON                  Read: NO
 Subj: FORTH                         Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE


 >If it is not a problem, perhaps we could start a thread that others can
 >use to try to move from a 'conventional' language to Forth. With this 
 >contest as the carrot, I feel that learning at least some degree of 
 >Forth would be a valuable addition to my experience in programming. It 
 >would also make life a lot easier when I attempt to 'read' Forth 
 >programs outlining various algorithms.
 >
 >Thank for answering my stupid questions.

 Ian, you have probably already heard this before, but no question is 
 stupid!  The desire to learn more is something that I understand, and I 
 have always appreciated the patience of those who answered my 'stupid' 
 questions.
 As for a new thread on this subject, why not.  Let's ask the sysop about
 it.   Maybe we'll call it 'GOTO Forth' :-)
 "The Elf" [^]-[^]
            \---/
 Elf - A wise and helpful variety of magical being.
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