stevens@vms.macc.wisc.edu (PAul STevens-MACC) (08/03/89)
I have seen mention of some chips (or chip sets?) that implement Forth
in hardware. Anybody know
1) where I can get specifications?
2) where I can buy the chips?
3) how much they cost?
Any references to descriptions of complete systems using the chips would
also be very much appreciated.koopman@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Philip Koopman) (08/05/89)
In article <2166@dogie.macc.wisc.edu>, stevens@vms.macc.wisc.edu (PAul STevens-MACC) writes: > I have seen mention of some chips (or chip sets?) that implement Forth > in hardware. Anybody know > 1) where I can get specifications? > 2) where I can buy the chips? > 3) how much they cost? Well, I just happen to work for Harris, so here's my plug... The latest ad for the RTX 2000 16-bit stack processor says to call 1-800-4-HARRIS x1291 to get more information. You should be able to get a fairly fat spec booklet that includes an instruction set description. Other chips I know of are the SC32 from silicon composers, the MISC chip from (if it is ready for release yet), the Novix NC4016 (although they are defunct the last I heard, and the chip is similar to the RTX 2000). A company in Germany sells a 4-bit Forth chip, but you need to order x000 of them at a time. There are also some discrete board systems, and several chips in development. Costs are not cheap (by hobbiest standards) for most of these, but I haven't kept track of the detailed prices. Phil Koopman koopman@greyhound.ece.cmu.edu Arpanet 2525A Wexford Run Rd. Wexford, PA 15090 Senior Scientist at Harris Semiconductor. I don't speak for them, and they don't speak for me.