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Re: FORTH editor/IDE
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth
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Sun, 4 Apr 1999 08:42:01 GMT
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robots@#Spamcake#jpsc.co.uk
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> > Is anyone considering, or in the process of, writing an editor
> > for pbFORTH on the PC? I am thinking of doing one in the style
> > of RCX Command Center (http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/lego/),
> > but don't want to reinvent the wheel if there's one on the
> > stocks.
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> I'm not in the process of writing an IDE, but I'm not sure you
> need one either.
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> > I haven't tried pbFORTH (though I have done some FORTH
> > programming), mainly because I like to see all my code on the
> > page before committing it, and the interactive nature of talking
> > FORTH directly to the brick puts me off. Besides I have found
> > that bost things I've tried that do this lock up sooner or later
> > under NT when the RCX loses communication, even momentarily.
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> I'm going to make the pbFORTH a bit more user friendly shortly, by
> adding a MARKER word that essentially clears out all of your
> own definitions.
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> > I am using NQC at the moment, but feel that there will soon come
> > a time when the limitations of the LEGO firmware will mean that
> > I can't go any further. I have considered legOS but feel that if
> > you're going to replace the firmware, then you might as well do
> > it with a FORTH kernel, feels much closer to the robotic spirit.
> > --
> > John Cooper, Wallington, UK
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> The "closeness" to the metal also means that you must accept some risk
> in terms of a crashed RCX once in a while :-) I don't think you can HURT
> the RCX via software, but severe sleep related lockups can take a
> few minutes (5-10) with no power before the brick recovers its senses.
Yes, I forgot to turn it off after first downloading the firmware, and
getting called away to do something else. Luckily they were rechargeables...
> Please try pbFORTH and feedback some comments. I'm going to try to get
> a TclTk interface out at some time in the future...
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> In the meantime, why not just use the Hyperterminal application and send
> files using the Send Text option?
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> Set the line delay at 200msec and the character delay to 10 msec for now.
Thanks, I'll try it. I will be spending more time with FORTH over the next
few weeks, I'll let you know how it goes.
--
John Cooper, Wallington, UK
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