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   dxf to Hans Bezemer   
   Re: QUIT and ABORT   
   04 May 25 21:44:15   
   
   From: dxforth@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/05/2025 9:19 pm, Hans Bezemer wrote:   
   > On 03-05-2025 18:02, Anton Ertl wrote:   
   >>>   : QUIT -56 THROW ;   
   >>   
   >> That would not be a standard system, because in a standard system QUIT   
   >> must do what 6.1.2050 QUIT says, and "-56 THROW" is not a correct   
   >> implementation of that.   
   >   
   > Well, Ed and Anton - that's the fun of implementing Forth using a deviant   
   architecture: it will never, ever be a standard system..   
   >   
   > It's like the Woz said: "There is some freedom in getting away" ;-)   
   >   
   > Hans Bezemer   
   >   
   > P.S. That doesn't mean I see no value in the standard. After all, there is   
   great value in running standard code on a non-standard system IMHO.   
      
   Standard Forth often reminds me of the Bible.  One I've been able to do   
   without for the vast majority of my life.  The other still has me bound   
   and tethered :)   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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