The Forth Language [Byte Magazine Volume 05 Number 08]
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- #hard-disk
- #modem
- #FORTH
- A build-it-yourself modem for under $50 allows intercomputer communication with minimal expense.
- New hard-disk technology enables personal computer users to add millions of bytes of mass storage at a reasonable cost.
- An overview of FORTH provides a foundation for other theme articles in the issue.
- A 96-line FORTH program plays a fast, animated game with sound on the TRS-80.
- A tutorial explains how to define new families of FORTH words.
- Part 1 of an article presents a new design for a fourth-generation video terminal using the 8275 controller and a Z80 microprocessor.
- The inventor of FORTH recalls its design and evolution over a 10-year period.
- Khachiyan's Algorithm offers a new solution to linear programming problems.
- Product reviews include the Ohio Scientific CA-15 Universal Telephone Interface and the Heath H-89 Computer.
- Programming Quickies feature self-reproducing programs.