From daemon Fri Mar 23 03:57 MEZ 1990 Return-Path: Received: by vip.uucp; Fri, 23 Mar 90 03:57:48 +0100 Date: Fri, 23 Mar 90 03:57:48 +0100 From: root (Superuser) Message-Id: <9003230257.AA11590@vip.uucp> Apparently-To: ertl Status: R >From mcsun!vax1.tcd.ie!trolfs Fri Mar 23 02:04:57 1990 remote from tuvie Received: by mcsun.EU.net via EUnet; Fri, 23 Mar 90 01:44:23 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <9003230044.AA10567@mcsun.EU.net> Received: from csclna.cs.tcd.ie by kestrel.Ukc.AC.UK with UUCP id aa15937; 23 Mar 90 0:31 GMT Received: from swift by csclna.csclna.cs.tcd.ie id ab12740; 22 Mar 90 23:05 GMT Received: from vax1.tcd.ie by cs.tcd.ie; Thu, 22 Mar 90 22:56 GMT Date: Thu, 22 Mar 90 22:54 GMT From: On-Line Information Service Subject: OLIS: CONTENTS file To: vip!ertl X-Vms-To: IN%"ertl@vip.uucp" *** C O N T E N T S *** Quick list: 4D_INDEX ABOUT4TH_1 ABOUT4TH_2 ANSI BASIS10 BOOKS_COMPONENTS BOOKS_FORTH BOOKS_OOP CALC COMFORTH CONTENTS F83_DOC_1 F83_DOC_2 F83_DOC_3 FIFTH FIG_CHAPTERS FIG_DISKS FORTHNET FORTHS_PC FORTH_CHIPS FORTH_INTRO_1 FORTH_INTRO_2 FORTH_INTRO_3 HELLO HELP JUPITER_ACE KEIRSEY_TEST LEARNING_FORTH MINIMAL_FORTH NEON NEW_FORTH_BOOK PICK_4TH PORT_4TH REF_1 REF_2 REF_3 REF_4 RPN_LANGUAGES SIMTEL20 SMALL_HISTORY THREADING TILE_FORTH WHICH_FORTH WHY_FORTH ZEN_MATH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NB. To be put on the OLIS mailing list for updates on newfiles and changes, use the SIGNON command. To be taken off the list just mail me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Full listing: { Format: { { K Last updated -DD-MMM-YYYY { [ Description........ { .................................] 4D_INDEX 40K Last updated - 6-FEB-1990 Index of FIG's Forth Dimensions. Vol. 1 thru to Vol. 8 ABOUT4TH_1 8K Last updated -29-JAN-1990 Article on the good and bad points of Forth. ABOUT4TH_2 7K Last updated ------------ The following file is a commentary about FORTH published in Computer Language Magazine. (issue # unknown) ANSI 6K Last updated -22-FEB-1990 Info on the efforts of the ANSI /X3J14 committee to produce an ANS-Forth. BASIS10 56K Last updated - 6-FEB-1990 The following file is a summary of the Basis 10. BOOKS_COMPONENTS 12K Last updated ------------ List of books and papers on software component design and reusable code design. Not specifically related to FORTH, but worth looking in to. BOOKS_FORTH 4K Last updated -27-NOV-1989 List of books on Forth. It is not a complete listing. If I have left any out please let me know. BOOKS_OOP 2K Last updated ------------ A few recommend books on object oriented program. CALC 2K Last updated - 1-NOV-1989 Fun little program (for any dialect) which gives you an infix calculator. Very primitive but neat. COMFORTH 22K Last updated ------------ Description of the professional Forth implementation by the "Southern Belgium FIG Chapter". Comforth is available for PC, Amiga, Atari ST, CBM 64/128, Apple II/IIe and Sinclair QL computers. Worth a read! CONTENTS 12K Last updated -22-FEB-1990 You're looking at it. F83_DOC_1 62K Last updated -14-FEB-1990 Part 1 (of 3) of the Forth 83 Standard Document. F83_DOC_2 77K Last updated -14-FEB-1990 Part 2 (of 3) of the Forth 83 Standard Document. F83_DOC_3 69K Last updated -14-FEB-1990 Part 3 (of 3) of the Forth-83 Standard Document. FIFTH 3K Last updated - 6-FEB-1990 The following is from the 3/5/87 issue of Electronic Design. It gives a breif description of Fifth. FIG_CHAPTERS 8K Last updated ------------ Up to date listing of active FIG Chapters around the world. FIG_DISKS 3K Last updated -22-NOV-1989 Lists the current disks in the New FIG Disk Library. This is Forth software from the Forth Community. Each disk costs around $6.00 ($25.00 for 5). FORTHNET 9K Last updated -10-DEC-1989 ForthNet is a virtual network of Forth dedicated BBSs and other on-line resources. This file gives an introductory history by Gary Smith (one of the pioneers behind the fast growing network) as well as the current listing of on-line resources that make up ForthNet. FORTHS_PC 18K Last updated - 6-FEB-1990 The following file is a list of FORTH vendors for MS-DOS machines. FORTH_CHIPS 24K Last updated -24-OCT-1989 A very interesting article explaining the development and range of "Forth-chips", from the pioneering Novix chips to the Harris and Silicon Products chips. Well worth a read! FORTH_INTRO_1 22K Last updated -29-JAN-1990 An introduction to Forth and why you might choose to learn Forth. FORTH_INTRO_2 9K Last updated ------------ Summary of what FORTH is. FORTH_INTRO_3 6K Last updated ------------ Summary of why you should or shouldn't use FORTH. HELLO 3K Last updated - 1-OCT-1989 Introduction to OLIS. Describes the ideas behind OLIS. How it works and what's on the horizon. HELP 4K Last updated - 1-OCT-1989 Shows how to send requests to OLIS. JUPITER_ACE 3K Last updated ------------ Info on the Z80 based computer which had Forth resident as its native language (a break away from your BASIC machine). KEIRSEY_TEST 21K Last updated - 2-FEB-1990 Keirsey test written in both Forth and C code. LEARNING_FORTH 6K Last updated ------------ What some people have to say about learning Forth. If you are wondering whether or not to learn Forth, this might help you decide. MINIMAL_FORTH 13K Last updated - 1-NOV-1989 Description of a minimal Forth machine which uses only nine basic words: >r r> 1+ 0= nand @ dup! execute exit By Mikael Patel. NEON 3K Last updated ------------ Info on Neon, an OO Forth for the MAC. NEW_FORTH_BOOK 12K Last updated -25-JAN-1990 Author discuses his new book called "Programming for the Utter Beginner Who Has an MS-DOS Computer". Teaches programming through Forth. PICK_4TH 6K Last updated -29-JAN-1990 The following article is written by a novice about why he choose FORTH. PORT_4TH 16K Last updated -29-JAN-1990 Article on portable module librarries for Forth. [The file OO_FORTH has an implementation of modules] REF_1 18K Last updated ------------ A Bibliography of FORTH References in the SCORPIO OSER and OSBK Databases REF_2 59K Last updated ------------ A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED MATERIALS ON FORTH prepared for public distribution by THE BIBLIOGRAPHER REF_3 17K Last updated ------------ Forth - A Partial Bibliography Compiled by Jerry Shifrin, SYSOP, East Coast Forth Board REF_4 8K Last updated ------------ FORTH Books from the Library of Congress' LCCC (Library of Congress Computerized Catalog) Database Compiled April 1988 From: STEVE PALINCSAR RPN_LANGUAGES 6K Last updated ------------ Interesting chit-chat about languages which have similar look to FORTH. SIMTEL20 30K Last updated -21-FEB-1990 This file contains the latest listing of Forth files for MS-DOS machines currently on Simtel20. Also included is information on how to access these files. SMALL_HISTORY 4K Last updated - 1-OCT-1989 Extract from F-PC User's Manual. Gives a brief history of Forth and it's standards and FIG. By Dr. C. H. Ting. THREADING 11K Last updated -24-OCT-1989 Article explaining all the different types of THREADING techniques that are used to implement FORTH. Gives clear descriptions of DIRECT, INDIRECT, SUBROUTINE and TOKEN threading. TILE_FORTH 13K Last updated -20-DEC-1989 This is the README file of TILE Forth. TILE forth is a F83 based Forth written in C for UNIX by Mikeal Patel. It has supporting word set extensions such as memory management, multi-tasking, strings and floating point to mention but a few. WHICH_FORTH 16K Last updated -14-FEB-1990 Extensive check list of things to keep in mind when looking for a Forth system. WHY_FORTH 76K Last updated -30-JAN-1990 Very long but very good article on why Forth beats the socks off every other programming language around. READ!! ZEN_MATH 3K Last updated -31-OCT-1989 This is the F-PC version of Martin Tracy's Zen Floating Point package. Zen was put into the public domain in the 1984 FORML Proceedings. It is a floating-point four-function single-precision math package with four significant digits and an unlimited dynamic range.