Cool,
I believe the solaras is in part written in forth? Is there a free version
for the PalmPilot?
-----Original Message-----
From: Neal Bridges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: Java VM For Pilot
>>Hehehehehe,
>>Java,
>>what a marketing miracle!
>>brand new and yet it has no real meta layer, no workspace to test and
>>execute snippets of
>>code, has more syntax than any other two languages and even though it
isn't
>>dynamically
>>bound it is slow as heck.
>>When you get serious, try PocketST. They are talking about 128k apps.
>>PocketST apps start
>>at less than 50k.
>
>Better yet, Quartus Forth stand-alone apps start at 2K (for "Hello World")
>with no run-time required, and, being native-code, are very fast. The
>compiler runs entirely on-board the Palm. It's extensible, virtually
>syntax-free, and fully supports the Palm OS and GUI. Forth source is
>compact; it fits well on the Palm screen, and there's a workspace for
>interactive testing.
>
>>Why waste time fighting complex syntax and annoying typing on a palm
device?
>>
>>Sorry for the religous outburst ( Anyone want to borrow my soap box? ), I
>>find it frustrating how computer science keeps stepping
>>backwards.
>
>I share the sentiment, at least in so far as it applies to industry trends.
>
>
>Neal Bridges
><http://www.interlog.com/~nbridges/> Home of Quartus Forth!
>
>
