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Books that teach computer programming also teach a programming
language. Ideally, the language chosen will facilitate the
learning of programming and also be unobtrusive enough so that
the focus can truly be on teaching programming and not simply on
teaching the particular language. Forth, I believe, is an ideal
vehicle for teaching programming to a complete beginner. I have
tested this belief by writing a book, *Programming for the Utter
Beginner*, that uses Forth as the language.
This file contains the particular version of Forth that the book
uses: a variant of the commercial development system UR/FORTH,
published by Laboratory Microsystems, Inc. This variant is called
FIRST/FORTH since (for many readers of the book) it will be the
first programming language that they learn.
FIRST4TH.ZIP contains all the files used by the book:
FORTH.EXE and FORTH.OVL -- the FIRST/FORTH system itself
FORTH.SCR -- a screen file you can use to hold your own code; it
contains a timer utility and a pseudo-random number generator.
DOSINT.BIN -- a binary overlay containing Forth words to interact
with MS-DOS
Eleven screen files with answers to the exercises in the book:
ADDRESS.SCR MENUS.SCR SORTCODE.SCR
ANSWERS.SCR NUMBERS.SCR STRINGS.SCR
ARRAYS.SCR PROBLEM.SCR TIMER.SCR
FOR.SCR SORT.SCR
CHAP01.TXT -- the introduction, table of contents, and first
chapter of *Programming for the Utter Beginner*
FORTH.EXE, FORTH.OVL, and the other files are shareware. They are
copyrighted by Laboratory Microsystems, Inc., 12555 West
Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 202, Los Angeles, CA 90066, Telephone
(310) 306-7412, BBS (310) 306-3530. These programs cannot be
sold, and they cannot be used unless they are registered. They
can be freely distributed in their original form, together with
this READ.ME file.
If you use FIRST/FORTH, you must register the program as
described below. When you register the program, you will be sent
a copy of *Programming for the Utter Beginner* and you also can
then distribute (with no license fees or royalties required)
programs that you have written in FIRST/FORTH and saved with the
TURNKEY command. To register your copy, complete and return the
following form.
Michael Ham 10/4/92
REGISTRATION OF FIRST/FORTH
Complete this form and mail it with payment (see below) to:
FIRST/FORTH Registration
Laboratory Microsystems, Inc.
12555 West Jefferson Boulevard Suite 202
Los Angeles, CA 90066
FAX 310/301-0761
When your payment is received, you will be shipped a copy of
*Programming for the Utter Beginner*. Your registration will be
recorded so that you will receive information on any upgrades to
FIRST/FORTH and on other LMI products. In addition, you will
receive a credit of $20 toward the purchase of UR/FORTH or WinForth.
UR/FORTH is a professional development system for DOS. It includes
graphics, hardware and software floating point, DOS extensions,
and full documentation. It is available in 16-bit and 32-bit
versions. FIRST/FORTH source code will run directly in UR/FORTH.
WinForth is a complete professional Forth development system for
the Microsoft Windows environment.
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