Archive-name: ForthFaq/MAC
Last-modified: 26.May.93
Version: 1.3



Where can I find a Forth for the MAC?

  From: wmb@Eng.Sun.COM (Mitch Bradley)
  Subject: Re: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (version 1.2)
  Date: 19 Apr 91 14:13:49 PDT (Fri)

      Forthmacs by Bradley Forthware is also available for the
      Macintosh.  This is the same Forth that is the basis of Sun's
      Open Boot firmware.  Macintosh Forthmacs costs $50 for working
      disk+manual, and $50 extra for source code.

      Forthmacs is available for the following machines: Atari ST,
      Macintosh (I and II), OS-9, Sun (680x0 and SPARC), NeXT.

      Mitch Bradley, wmb@Eng.Sun.COM



  Date: Fri, 14 May 93 07:45:07 EST
  From: mikeh@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Michael Hore)

      Mach2 is now defunct.  Palo Alto Shipping are no longer
      supporting it.  I think the only commercial Forth for the Mac is
      MacForth, from Creative Solutions.

      Yerk and Mops are probably worth a mention, since although PD,
      they are derived from a former commercial product (Neon), and so
      are large, and capable of full-scale development.  They are
      being kept fully up to date with the latest Macs and systems.
      Mops has an ANSI prologue, intended to give ANSI compliance.

      Both are available for ftp from oddjob.uchicago.edu.

      Pocket Forth is also worth a mention, as a very good quality
      small-scale PD Forth.

      It may also be worth checking if Mitch Bradley's Forthmacs is
      still being supported for the Mac -- I haven't seen it myself,
      or heard of anyone else using it.  Maybe I just haven't been
      listening in the right places.  But as Apple's system keeps
      developing, if something isn't actively kept up to date, it can
      lose its usefulness very quickly.

      Mike Hore          mikeh@kralizec.zeta.org.au



  Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 00:09:27 -0700
  From: Scott Squires <scotts@well.sf.ca.us>

      Creative Solutions
      4701 Randolph Road, Suite 12
      Rockville, Maryland 20852
      (301) 984-0262
      Orders 1-800-FORTH-OK

      On CompuServe 'GO FORTH' at prompt to Forth SIG sponsored by
      Creative Solutions.  They're also on AppleLink but I don't have
      an address.

      MacForth is a complete programming system for the Mac with
      support for just about all Mac toolbox routines.  Floating
      point, graphics, assembler, GUI, etc.  all supported.  Ability
      to make snapshot versions of applications (save version with
      your code/extensions added in a working environment).  Ability
      to make turnkeys where the vocabulary is removed.

      Standalone code generation is supported for creating CDEVs, Desk
      Accesories, Plug-Ins, cdefs, etc.

      Source code editing in interactive text editor (full source
      included).  Type in code, execute, display results directly in
      your text file if desired.

      Object Oriented extensions included.

      Tools Disks available and on-line code/support available on
      CompuServe.

      Hot Line phone support available as well.

      System 7 supported.



  [In addition, there are several PD/Shareware MAC Forth's available on
   many BBoard systems and other libraries.  See FAQ Parts 10 and 11 for
   more info on BBoard and library access.  -dwp]
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