jl@LUNCH.PC.CS.CMU.EDU (Juan Leon) (07/09/88)
Folks, I am looking for a FORTH compiler/environment for VAXen, SUNs, or IBM RTs. Sources would be nice indeed. Please send any leads to me directly, as I do not read this newsgroup regularly. I'll summarize if necessary. Thanks! Juan Leon jl@cs.cmu.edu Computer Science leon+@andrew.bitnet Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
revell@cos.com (James R. Revell) (07/09/88)
In article <2210@pt.cs.cmu.edu> jl@lunch.pc.cs.cmu.edu (Juan Leon) writes: > I am looking for a FORTH compiler/environment for VAXen, SUNs, or IBM RTs. > Sources would be nice indeed. > Please send any leads to me directly ... [deleted] > > Juan Leon jl@cs.cmu.edu > Computer Science leon+@andrew.bitnet I'm sure there are quite a few of us who would like to here about this as well. Please post any information in this group for all of us. I'd particularly be interested in those for suns. (anyone at idacom care to bite?)
olson@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (olson) (07/10/88)
In article <3515@cos.com> revell@cos.UUCP (James R. Revell) writes: >In article <2210@pt.cs.cmu.edu> jl@lunch.pc.cs.cmu.edu (Juan Leon) writes: >> I am looking for a FORTH compiler/environment for VAXen, SUNs, or IBM RTs. >> Sources would be nice indeed. >> Juan Leon jl@cs.cmu.edu >> Computer Science leon+@andrew.bitnet >... Please post any information in this group for all of us. >I'd particularly be interested in those for suns. There is a PD Forth83 for the Sun and other 68*** machines, written by Mitch Bradley (who's main occupation is working at Sun). A version of this is on the 1985 Sun user group tape (I think). It was also posted over the net a while a go, so you might check in one of the mod source archives. I have a copy but have not had a chance to use it much. More recently Mitch has been offering SUPPORTED versions of F83 from his company (with the blessings of Sun) BRADLEY FORTHWARE, P.O.Box 4444, Mountain View CA 94040 I have some literature from him. There are alot of options. Here are a few points. Sun Forth (Sun1,2,3 or Sun4(SPARC)) $200 first machine, $200/2machines there after $1000 site license (any # of machines) 32bit, runs standalone or under unix, interfaces to all system calls uses standard unix files, dynamic loading of C object files Call forth from C or vice versa. Single step debugger and trace Crash resistant-exceptions and signals return to forth interpreter. Strings, IEEEfloatingpoint, direct threaded includes complete source code and the metacompiler C Forth 83: (everything else) $50 includes source code(kernal and forth extentions) on-line documantation and printed glossary Compatible subset of the above machine specific forths Runs on Unix(Suns(680X0,SPARC,386),VAX,Ridge), VAX under VMS, IBMmainframs under MVS, compiled with waterloo C compiler. IBMPC small model compiled by TurboC. Can access C library routines by editing C kernel sources. Forthmacs: AtariST, Macintosh, OS-9 $50 (+$50source) Hope this helps Todd Olson olson@helios.tn.cornell.edu Disclaimer: I have not actually used any of this stuff.
moshe@ihnet.ATT.COM (moshe) (07/10/88)
In article <2210@pt.cs.cmu.edu> jl@lunch.pc.cs.cmu.edu (Juan Leon) writes: > I am looking for a FORTH compiler/environment for VAXen, SUNs, or IBM RTs. > What about for the MacIntosh II? You get a 68020 and the best user interface you'll see for years. Try Mach 2 from Palo Alto shipping, for about $80. -- Moshe Yudkowsky moshe@ihnet.att.com ihnp4!ihnet!moshe AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, Illinois (312/*8) 979-5192 "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge!" -- Bakunin
brunjes@kadsma.kadsm (Roy Brunjes) (07/14/88)
In article <3515@cos.com> revell@cos.UUCP (James R. Revell) writes: >I'm sure there are quite a few of us who would like to here about this as >well. Please post any information in this group for all of us. > >I'd particularly be interested in those for suns. Sun Microsystems themselves have a version of Forth for their Sun-3 series of workstations. I don't know if it is available for Sun-4's yet. The Sun person you would need to contact would be Mitch Bradley. The last number I have for him is 415 960-1300. I hear the cost is $150. (Obviously, if the price is different, don't blame me -- I'm not a Sun marketing person!) Hope this helps. Roy Brunjes