#Edito

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[author : Joe Barnhart]

As 68000-based machines proliferate, an increasing number of vendors are offering Forth packages for them. Speaking from experience, this author explains some of the considerations involved in putting Forth on the 68000.

[author : Michael A. Perry]

Any serious Forth system should have a good assembler, and 68000 systems are certainly no exception. This writer discusses the implementation and use of his assembler along with some of the philosophy behind its design.

[author : L.L. Odette]

Programmers usually expect program output to depend on input and the sequence of statements. Making the program counter a random number generator would appear to be disastrous; however, the technique can be both interesting and useful.

[author : C.H. Ting]

While the rules for the game of Go are few, putting it on a computer can be challenging. Author Ting describes his Forth version: how it works and can be improved.

[author : Robert Taylor]

At the heart of a telecommunications package are the routines for sending and receiving files. The author examines how to implement Christensen’s protocol in Forth.

[author : N. Solntseff]

Tired of having to wait while the code you are loading from disk compiles? Author Solntseff discusses his scheme for using overlays of precompiled Forth code to speed up the process.

[author : Robert L. Smith]

The Forth-83 Standard adopts the "floored" method of integer division. This look at the floored and conventional methods illuminates the reasons for change.

[author : George William Shaw II]

The 83 Standard’s introduction of vocabulary search order fell short of defining how to choose the order. The author examines ways and benefits of utilizing multiple vocabulaires in Forth, including an experimental proposal on specification and control of search order.

[author : Edward Wischmeyer]

Different programming environments often require variety in the coding methods used. Yet, certain fundamental information must always be conveyed. The author examines some of the factors involved in expressing your ideas clearly and cleanly in Forth.

[author : Mark I. Manning]

Sooner or later most programmers need to sort data. The author provides Forth implementations for three well-known sorting methods, as well as a program which allows timing comparisons under different data arrangements.

[author : Dave Cortesi]

How to use a digital spreadsheet program for something fun and unusual: digital circuit simulation.

[author : Robert Blum]

More on disks, drives, and controllers, as well as a way to tell whether CPU-intensive operations are still moving or have hit a snag.

[author : Ray Duncan]

A speed and accuracy benchmark program for high-level languages; a mouse interface for the IBM PC; information on IBM and Epson printer control codes, and more.

[author : Michael Wiesenberg]