[comp.lang.forth] Forths for Amiga

pmy@vivaldi.acc.Virginia.EDU (Pete Yadlowsky) (05/01/89)

PD: I don't know. This A4TH thing sounds pretty good.

Commercial: JForth, no contest.
	 32 bit
	 JSR threaded, with inline substitution for "small" words
	 object-oriented environment extension
	 easy access to all ROM and disk resident .libraries
	 zillions of tools and utilities
	 uses text files, but provides block environment for those
	 	who reeeaaaaally want it   :-)
	 C-like structure definitions, especially useful with .library
		calls
	 Complete set of RKM include files, analogous to their .h
		counterparts
	 Disassembler
	*Motorola-format forward (as opposed to RPN) assembler
	*CLONE - target compiler, crunches down through the dictionary
		to produce fast, compact, standalone applications
	*modules - chunks of precompiled dictionary which can be
		inserted into and removed from the search path.
		These consume no dictionary space.
	*hashed dictionary search (zzzzzZZIP!)
	*command line history and editing
	 I'm sure there're a few things I'm forgetting.
	 had enough?

* - available only with JForth 2.0 ("Professional")

For Amigans only:

For those of you who are JForthers and MIDIots, I have a packet of code
which interfaces JForth to Bill Barton's PD midi.library. I could zoo it
up and send to comp.sources.amiga, but I'm wondering if it might be more
appropriate to post here. It's not terribly large, I don't think.
Anyone interested?

Has anyone done a JForth/ARP interface?


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