[comp.lang.forth] Custom Calculators

JAJZ801@CALSTATE.BITNET ("Jeff Sicherman,CSU Long Beach") (01/12/90)

  This inquiry is not strictly forth related, but the intended implementation
language is forth and Many (most?) applications of forth are embedded systems
so I figure this is a good audience.

  I would like to produce (for a client) a single-application handheld
calculator. Screen size and memory are not important issues yet. What I
would like to know is if the major calculator manufacturers contract for
such special, non-in-house applications or are there other 'foundry' type
companies out there for such production. Any other pertinent information
or suggestions would be appreciated. Please remember, at this stage I am
only interested in the manufacturability of the application, not the
details of implementation. Thanks for any help.

  Jeff Sicherman
  jajz801@calstate.bitnet

ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (01/17/90)

Category 18,  Topic 15
Message 2         Tue Jan 16, 1990
DANMILLER                    at 04:03 CST
 
check and see if the hp28s will do the job.  it is programmable and uses a
forth like language with an expression stack (algebraic expressions can be
stacked and evaluated) and garbage collection  extensions.  The language was
described at Rochester summer before last and the paper was reprinted I think
in JFAR.  Check w hp to see about custom programming paks.   <dan>
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