ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (01/05/90)
Date: 12-25-89 (09:57) Number: 1498 (Echo) To: F.SERGEANT [FRANK] Refer#: 1494 From: STEVE PALINCSAR Read: NO Subj: Starting Forth 1st/2nd ed Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE It's hard for me to compare them, since I lent out my 1st ed. and it never came back, but clearly the most significant difference is that the 2nd ed. follows the Forth-83 standard, while the first ed. was a cross between 79 standard & Polyforth. ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated program. Report problems to: 'uunet!willett!dwp' or 'willett!dwp@gateway.sei.cmu.edu'