rob@idacom.UUCP (Rob Chapman) (03/14/89)
This was an e-mailed reply to the query about who uses Forth. The e-mailer failed to get the mail through (must be using Canada post). Subject: We use Forth IDACOM Electronics uses Forth in its protocol analyzers. These are portable communication test computers with 3 to 8 68000's in them that run all their applications in Forth. A Forth sits on each 68K and can communicate with any other Forth in the box. The user interface and application programs are all written in Forth (with a sprinkling of assembler in the right places). The Forth is a 32-bit modified FIG-Forth. The programs are anywhere from 300 Kbytes to 700 Kbytes. These protocol testers provide a window into a communication system that may be running X25, X75, SNA/SDLC, BYSYNC, ASYNC, ISDN or any communication protocol. It allows emulation and verification of protocols. We also have an embedded system that utilizes the Harris Forth chip and it screams! rob@idacom