Patrick Elliott wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 19:52:01 -0500, Christopher James Huff <chr### [at] maccom>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > I've never seen any Forth code...what's it like?
> 
> Except for some minor syntax differences, like using FORMAT to print formated
> output, instead of PRINT USING, .OR. instead of simple OR and similar things
> the code in Forth appears to be very similar to that of QBASIC, which also allows
> you to use line numbers only when you need them.

[snip]

> Some examples are at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PC_PROD/pc_prod.shtml

Actually, that's Fortran, not Forth.  What you said about the syntax and
the math-related strengths are very true, though.

Deaken

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