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  • fig-Forth Rides Again

    From David Meyer@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 19 12:27:23 2025
    I've dusted-off fig-Forth for VAX and installed it on a public access workstation operated by the Interim Computer Museum at SDF.

    You're welcome to give it a try. ssh to menu@sdf.org, choose system "[i] rosenkrantz", log-in as a guest (lcm/lcmguest), and enter
    FIGFORTH. There are notes on the installation in FORUM.
    --
    David Meyer
    Takarazuka, Japan
    papa@sdf.org

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  • From Paul Rubin@21:1/5 to David Meyer on Fri Jul 18 20:30:05 2025
    David Meyer <papa@sdf.org> writes:
    You're welcome to give it a try. ssh to menu@sdf.org, choose system "[i]

    Nice! Appears to be on a real vax as well.

    : sq dup * ;
    181 sq .
    182 sq .

    Heh, 16 bit systems :)

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  • From David Meyer@21:1/5 to Paul Rubin on Sat Jul 19 13:23:22 2025
    Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> writes:

    Nice! Appears to be on a real vax as well.

    Yes. ROSENCRANTZ was originally set up on a VAX-11/780 operated by the
    late Paul Allen's PDP Planet, later Living Computers Museum+Labs. After
    LCM was closed ICM took over the backup tapes and resurrected Rosie on a VAXstation 4000-60.

    : sq dup * ;
    181 sq .
    182 sq .

    Heh, 16 bit systems :)

    I think the team that was implementing fig-Forth for VAX was looking
    over the shoulders of the PDP-11 team.
    --
    David Meyer
    Takarazuka, Japan
    マイヤー　ディビッド
    papa@sdf.org

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  • From Lars Brinkhoff@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 21 12:24:30 2025
    Very nice!

    Speaking of Forth presence at SDF, I'm working on a Forth for their
    IMLAC PDS-1. My idea is that it would provide visitors with a way to
    play with interactive turtle graphics on the display. Would you like
    to try it out?

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  • From David Meyer@21:1/5 to Lars Brinkhoff on Tue Jul 22 13:06:45 2025
    Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> writes:

    Very nice!

    Speaking of Forth presence at SDF, I'm working on a Forth for their
    IMLAC PDS-1. My idea is that it would provide visitors with a way to
    play with interactive turtle graphics on the display. Would you like
    to try it out?

    Forth with turtle graphics sounds like a lot of fun! Are the PDS-1 and
    its display accessible remotely?

    --
    David Meyer
    Takarazuka, Japan
    papa@sdf.org

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  • From Lars Brinkhoff@21:1/5 to David Meyer on Sat Jul 26 12:02:30 2025
    David Meyer wrote:
    Forth with turtle graphics sounds like a lot of fun! Are the PDS-1 and
    its display accessible remotely?

    I don't think so. I was hoping you had local access.

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