stevens@hsi.UUCP (12/09/83)
Yes, Kitt Peak National Observatory does distribute a public
domain Forth system. You have your choice of PDP-11 or VAX-11.
The PDP-11 runs under UNIX (V7), RSX-11M or stand-alone.
The VAX runs under VMS or Berkeley UNIX.
Yes, the VAX version was originally written under VMS and then
ported to UNIX (unfortunately I had a VMS VAX before a UNIX VAX -
had the hardware been in the other order, I probably would have
done things differently). Both the PDP and VAX versions are written
in DEC Macro. A combination of editor scripts and lex programs
convert it to UNIX assembler. The systems are very fast.
The version is NOT FIG-Forth and NOT Forth-79 but far better
(of course, :-) ). They include complete floating point and built in
file systems. An 80-page manual is available too.
Contact: ... ! ihnp4 ! kpno ! compsup
... ! decvax ! kpno ! compsup
(the Computer Support Group at Kitt Peak) for distribution details.
Richard Stevens
Health Systems International, New Haven, CT
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