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   jkn to Anton Ertl   
   Re: Becoming reacquainted with FORTH   
   06 Dec 25 08:27:09   
   
   From: jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk   
      
   On 05/12/2025 18:41, Anton Ertl wrote:   
   > Buzz McCool  writes:   
   >> What do you think of "Forth: A Text and Reference" by Kelly & Spies?   
   >   
   > I have not looked in a while.  The textbook part was not particularly   
   > interesting to me, but then, I knew Forth by that time.   
   >   
   > IIRC the reference part was more interesting, but from a historical   
   > perspective.  I may be confusing this with "All about Forth" by Glen   
   > Haydon.  At least one of them, probably the latter listed all the   
   > words available in a number of Forth systems of its time, and what   
   > their meaning was.   
   >   
   > - anton   
      
   Yes, it was the latter. "All About Forth" was a great reference for me   
   back in the day.   
      
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