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Forth is an amazing language, too bad we're so far from the hardware most of the time these days.
by Jkvngt 6y ago
Forth is an amazing language, too bad we're so far from the hardware most of the time these days.
- the_only_law 6y agoI have a an old network protocol analyzer from an HP-Aglient subsidiary that's supposedly scriptable in Forth. Actually out of all my old protocol analyzers this one is probably the coolest from a technical perspective. It has six 68k's in it, and is heavy as hell. Unfortunately I never get to use it unlike all my other one's because it only has ISDN BRI interfaces, and most of my hacking involves PRI (T1/E1) or V series interfaces.
- reaperducer 6y agoI've seen a couple of old scientific calculators/pocket computers on auction sites lately that can be programmed in Forth. Very tempting to try. I've also seen ones that can be programmed in C, BASIC, and even Pascal. Again, magnets for my disposable income.
- trasz 6y agoAre you sure it’s literally Forth? If so, can you share some keywords? The closest thing I know of is HP 48 - not Forth, but quite Forth-like, and it definitely tought me a thing or two.
- opencl 6y agoSome of the old HPs (41, 71B, 75C) had Forth interpreter ROMs available as add-on modules.