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RE: Save image word for pbForth.
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Date: 
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:10:23 GMT
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> I like the solution proposed by many Forht packages (by hForth in particular):
> there is a basic kernel and a few different variations with optional wordsets.
> For myself, I would like to see at least one additional variation to pbForth -
> image which is includes all the optional words available in hForth package
> (adaptable to RCX of course).
> All the rest, as you said, up to the user. He can debug and work with "full"
> version and then create his own image out of the "basic" version.

OhOh. Now you have got me thinking again. I can fix my make system to provide
images that have optional wordsets, double precision, floats, etc.

This is a good thing.

> > Portable enough to run on a PalmPilot? I doubt it. The big advantage of saving
> > an SREC file directly is that NO other tools are necessary. I'll dig around
> > for some old SREC code I have.
> 
> Does it exists, the XMODEM enabled terminal for PalmPilot?
> Anyway I will also try to see how much it will cost. Sure, integrated solution
> would be best. I also would like to see your code in case you will find it.

Check <http://www.tucows.com> and look in the PDA section. LOTS of free stuff
there. Even a Forth for the PalmPilot!!!
> 
> > The record size in XMODEM is fixed, I see, so
> > we could just make the SRECORDs fixed length inside the XMODEM packet, right?
> 
> Yes, fixed size will help to make things simpler. I also hope it will enable
> to not make intermediate buffer.

Yes, lets, keep in touch. I'm working on a "real" project this week, so my
Mindstorms is locked away...

Cheers,

Ralph Hempel - P.Eng

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(...) I like the solution proposed by many Forht packages (by hForth in particular): there is a basic kernel and a few different variations with optional wordsets. For myself, I would like to see at least one additional variation to pbForth - image (...) (27 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)

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