ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (02/13/90)
Date: 02-12-90 (03:15) Number: 165 (Echo) To: GARY SMITH Refer#: 65 From: FRANK EARL Read: NO Subj: MARKETING FORTH Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE Well Fifth *IS* being marketed... They claim that the **FIRST** Commercial Post$cript interpreter was written in Fifth (I assume that they are referring to the first 3-rd party attempt to make a Post$cript clone). This is most certainly a massive undertaking done in Forth! The only saddening thing is that they didn't have enough money yet to put it in anything but the 'want-ad' section of DDJ- but it's a *real* start in that direction! Frank Earl ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated process. Report problems to: 'uunet!willett!dwp' or 'willett!dwp@gateway.sei.cmu.edu'
ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (07/15/90)
Date: 07-13-90 (08:48) Number: 3497 (Echo) To: CINDY BARTORILLO Refer#: 3493 From: STEVE PALINCSAR Read: NO Subj: Fifth Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE I'm not putting down Fifth... but it ain't Forth. It's very different. Just because it's built on a Forth core doesn't mean it's Forth to use; Microsoft QuickBasic is built on a forth-like threaded interpreter core, and Actor is built on forth too. And nobody would mistake either of them for forth when it came to using them... ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated process. Report problems to: uunet!willett!dwp or willett!dwp@hobbes.cert.sei.cmu.edu
ForthNet@willett.pgh.pa.us (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (03/30/91)
Date: 03-23-91 (23:42) Number: 1552 of 1557
To: JACK WOEHR Refer#: NONE
From: PHIL MOONEY Read: 03-24-91 (01:09)
Subj: COMMENT Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
Conf: FORTH (58) Read Type: GENERAL (+)
I have enjoyed the software I have downloaded. I found fifth to be
a neat idea. Are there any commerical object forths or object/ flavors
extensions. I have used smalltalk and find the object concept handy.
\phil \mooney. Any books on object forth? thanks again
NET/Mail : RCFB Golden, CO (303) 278-0364 VESTA & Denver FIG for Forth!
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Date: 03-24-91 (01:09) Number: 1553 of 1557
To: PHIL MOONEY Refer#: NONE
From: JACK WOEHR Read: NO
Subj: FIFTH Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
Conf: FORTH (58) Read Type: GENERAL (+)
-> I have enjoyed the software I have downloaded. I found fifth to be a
-> neat idea. Are there any commerical object forths or object/ flavors
-> extensions. I have used smalltalk and find the object concept handy.
-> \phil \mooney. Any books on object forth? thanks again
Phil ...
FIFTH has a commercial version ...
Knowledge Bases Systems, Inc.
100 West Brookside
Bryan TX 77801
(409) 846-1524
Book: Object Oriented Forth by Dick Pountain.
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NET/Mail : RCFB Golden, CO (303) 278-0364 VESTA & Denver FIG for Forth!
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Category 6, Topic 40 Message 16 Thu Mar 28, 1991 ATFURMAN [Alan F.] at 19:09 PST The company out of which Paul Snow (coauthor of Fifth) now works is: Software Construction Company 2900B Longmire Dr. College Station, TX 77845 (409) 696-5432 FAX (409) 696-0684 Click Software/KBSI/etc has gone through some reshuffling of ownership, but is otherwise alive and well. I believe this is the place to buy Fifth now. ----- This message came from GEnie via willett. You *cannot* reply to the author using e-mail. Please post a follow-up article, or use any instructions the author may have included (USMail addresses, telephone #, etc.). Report problems to: dwp@willett.pgh.pa.us _or_ uunet!willett!dwp