operating systems: FORTH

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Dec 31 23:28:30 1997

At 02:17 AM 1/1/98 GMT, you wrote:
>On Wed, 31 Dec 1997 14:10:20, you said:
>
>>At 12:58 PM 12/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Anyone know of a free source for x86 CP/M? or forth? Am I missing
>>>something? Isn't forth a language, not an OS?
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, it's a language but like IBM APL it has (is ?) it's on evironment
>>and OS. Both require a IBM with the ROM BASIC.
>
>I've run FORTH on TI-99, C-64, and Atari-800. (sans IBM/ROM Basic)

   I'm sure you have, there are lots of versions of Forth. This discussion
was originally discussing Poly Forth by Forth Inc. and it requires IBM
BASIC ROM. I made both the original comment about the availability of
Forth OS/languge and the reply about it and APL requiring ROM BASIC.

   Joe

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