There is a ByteBook on the subject by R. G. Loeliger "Threaded Interpretive
Languages" ISBN 0-07-038360-X
This is for the 8080 / Z80 platform but the principles applie universaly
Sipke de Wal.
----- Original Message -----
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 1:10 AM
Subject: old threaded languages, was Re: Symbolics
> To drag this in a different direction since the LISP discussion brought
> a few memory frags to the surface...
>
> Forth, LISP, PostScript and a few others I'll leave others to name
> were all similar in that they were stack oriented languages. I never
> worked with them much save for Postscript (it's core is Forth to me).
>
> Now, I vaguely remember a series of articles in Kilobaud, Dr Dobbs or
> maybe Byte on constructing your own forth like language in the early 80s.
> Anyone remember these? Are there copies?
>
>
> Allison
>
>
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