graham@parsec.UUCP (02/28/84)
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parsec!graham Feb 27 13:03:00 1984
What are some good introductory reference book for FORTH?
Marv Graham; ConVex Computer Corp.
{allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!parsec!graham O: (214)669-3700kjpires@ucbcad.UUCP (03/04/84)
The best book that I know as an introductory text for FORTH is by Leo Brodie, published by FORTH, inc. and is called ... um ... FORTH something or other. Just look under Brodie... Anyway, it's a great book, with lots of cute illustrations of the various operators, (i.e. a bird with two heads for "SWAP", a juggler for "ROT", etc.). If you don't go in for that, still buy the book, it has enough hard facts to make you a moderate-to-great FORTH programmer. Alexander Burchell [agb@ucbarpa] [ucbvax!agb] "Pay no attention to that mail header!"
jjb@pyuxnn.UUCP (J Bernardis) (03/09/84)
The name of Brodie's book is "Starting FORTH" and I have to agree, it's an excellent book for teaching the FORTH programming language. Jeff Bernardis, AT&T Technologies @ Piscataway NJ
wmb@sun.uucp (Mitch Bradley) (03/17/84)
There is a new book out which describes the Forth-83 dialect. It is called "Forth Tools", by Martin Tracey and somebody else. It is available from MicroMotion 12077 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 506 Los Angeles, CA 90025 It has received three very favorable reviews from people in the Silicon Valley and Berkeley FIG chapters. Mitch Bradley Sun Microsystems, Inc.