From: anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at   
      
   Buzz McCool  writes:   
   >Given there is a DEC. word, having a HEX. word (that doesn't throw   
   >errors) does seem more intuitive / orthogonal than just the H. found in   
   >other Forth systems.   
      
   That's a good argument, and the other is that while H. is more in line   
   with other Forth systems, HEX. is better if you are using several   
   Gforth systems with different ages.  So I have unobsoleted HEX.   
      
   - anton   
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