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From: ns@gnome.cs.cmu.edu (Nicholas Spies)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Forth book
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Date: Sat, 20-Dec-86 20:37:19 EST
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For those who have asked about FORTH books, may I suggest:

	FORTH: A Text and Reference by M. Kelly, N. Spies (Prentice-Hall)

In 500 pages it covers FORTH-79, FORTH-83 and extensions modelled on those
included with MMSFORTH (strings, arrays and various utilities). It covers
the basics for beginners but goes much further than Brodie or Winfield in
developing applications (a simple file system and a full-screen editor) for
study or modification. Many exercises are provided for class use or
self-study. The last three chapters reveal how an indirect-threaded Forth
operates and how to use assembler in FORTH. Over 100 pages are devoted to
glossaries of Forth words and terms, Forth resources, answers to exercises
and full index.

(Caveat emptor: I am co-author.)

Nick Spies (ns@gnome.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA)
Center for Art and Technology
CFA 111
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890