XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 00:56:56 -0400   
   "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:   
      
   []   
   >    are TCL/TK apps that are still in the Linux/Unix   
   >    standard utilities even though pretty much NOBODY   
   >    develops NEW stuff using that. But yes, there ARE   
   >    still fanatical enthusiasts .....   
   >   
   >    I still write some FORTH stuff just for fun and   
   >    kicks. It was kinda MEANT for very early CPUs   
   >    and esp microcontrollers because it was so "light".   
   >    Every new installation I always add a FORTH   
   >    compiler Just Because. My last employer, I think   
   >    there's at least STILL one FORTH app for dealing   
   >    with collections of environmental data. A cousin   
   >    of mine, in the Sciences, is extra well-versed   
   >    in FORTH because that's what they had/wanted to   
   >    use Back In The Day to control embedded devices.   
   >   
   >    The Past does NOT go away gently.   
   >   
   >    Oh well, I've gone on too long again .....   
      
      
   Xposted to clf, to see if they'll bite... (What, no Angular chap these   
   days?)   
      
   --   
   Bah, and indeed Humbug.   
      
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