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- Title: WIMPFORTH
- Author: Martin Laeuter <laeuter@miaix550.mathematik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Version: 1.0
- Title From: Documentation
- Author From: Documentation
- Version From: Documentation
- Supplier: Martin Laeuter <laeuter@miaix550.mathematik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: 21/03/96
- Keywords: Forth ; Programming languages
- Shareware: No
- Machine: Archimedes
- Operating system: RISCOS
- Memory requirements:
- Peripherals needed:
- Other s/ware needed:
- Directory: micros/arch/riscos/e096
- Date mounted/updated: 14/05/96
- File names: wimpforth.zip
- Unarchived files: 38
- Unarchived size: 448 kbytes
- Omissions:
- See also: TILEFORTH (a111), AFORTH (a293), FORTHMACS (c073)
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- Acquiring the package:
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- Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
- (see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).
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- Description:
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- WimpForth runs under the desktop and is a freeware Forth system,
- object orientated in the Wimp part and has full source included.
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- Important features of WimpForth:
- * ANS compliant
- * source level debugger, decompiler
- * ARM assembler/disassembler
- * object orientation like Yerk on the Macs teached the forthers
- * window, icon, control, dialog, menu... classes to
- make programming them as easy AND controllable as possible
- * variable number of threads in vocabularies
- * strong WORDS implementation
- * easy invocation of CLI commands, time control, system variables
- * local labels
- * Wimp interface
- * Drag and drop Filer->Forth window will load forth files.
- * reads normal text files with 16K buffer
- * full source included
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