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Subject: FPC forth?????????
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Date: 3 Mar 90 05:15:09 GMT
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 Date: 03-01-90 (22:06)              Number: 1765 (Echo)
   To: ALL                           Refer#: 1736
 From: MIKE CHRISTOPHER                Read: (N/A)
 Subj: FPC BUGS!                     Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 Hello, I am back with the bug report on fpc 3.5 I will upload my letter
 i wrote to tom. FPC is remarkably bug free! These are little nasties
 i bumped into with fixes i could do. I also loaded speedkey, a free
 keyboard speed up.
 It is called speedkey.com and the letter is called tom.txt
 I am busy but i'll try to get some goodies together for you.
 What i did was make a system on top of fpc that implements a 
 page description language for a REAL fast laser printer designed for
 the prinitng industry. It worked extremely well and the bosses and
 customers love forth. You don't have to use forth to use it but it's
 right there if you need it and since the the people who write the
 descriptions are programmers (cobol types!) they snap the forth right 
 up the people who later "run" the jobs only see a fpc menu
 It uses a 9 track tape for the variable input (names, etc) but can 
 generate barcodes without any input tapes. I run on a 33 mhz compaq
 it's pretty darn fast! I am trying to support tom with an upgrade
 each time we ship a system and want to contribute where i can. I joined
 fig (shouldve years ago!) recently and intend to go to the meetings here
 in dayton.  forthfully yours, mike christopher
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