[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > John you nailed it. I was a big forth fan in the mid-80s but it was > very clear that you either had to spend a lot of money on proprietary > systems or do it ALL yourself. Not having any money I was pleased to be > able to do it all but today, in the age of instant communication and > collaboration, its not a competitive option in any language. Had forth > kicked off the open source community about a decade earlier than the > UNIX folk (in useful terms) I think we'd be living in a much different > world from a computing perspective. Forth is still cool - but only when > its for something I wanna do all by myself... :)
Fortunately, modern Forths have quite a lot more functionality than mid-80's Forths, in terms of application-relevant features, programming aids, more intelligent compilers, OS (e.g. Windows, Unix) compatibility and access, etc. You should really have another look! Cheers, Elizabeth -- ================================================== Elizabeth D. Rather (US & Canada) 800-55-FORTH FORTH Inc. +1 310-491-3356 5155 W. Rosecrans Ave. #1018 Fax: +1 310-978-9454 Hawthorne, CA 90250 http://www.forth.com "Forth-based products and Services for real-time applications since 1973." ================================================== -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
