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From: hohl@isartext.de (HenryHH)
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Subject: Re: ANN: DX-Forth 4.56
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albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:

> There are more good forths available that run in DOSBox.

Absolutely, there have been many good 16-bit Forth systems
in the past. I have used LMI PC/FORTH in the 90s for control
of automatic measuring systems in the laboratory.
Also played with Tom Zimmer's F-PC once in a while.

The problem is that these systems are no longer maintained.

It is a pity that Ray Duncan never made his excellent
UR/FORTH compiler available as freeware when he decided to
pursue a different career.

For me, DX-Forth stands out for the following reasons:
- It is ANS compatible
- I can include Forth code as regular text files
- It is publicly available and free
- It is still maintained (and very well maintained)

In DX-Forth, I felt home immediately. It is very easy
to port code from SwiftForth to DX-Forth.
Even assembly code uses rather similar syntax.
DX-Forth (16 bit) complements SwiftForth (32 and 64 bit)
nicely.

There is no need to use a block file editor.
I use TextPad for editing (with syntax highlighting),
then include the text files into the Forth compiler.
Working in Windows and DOSBox at the same time.
Very convenient.

Henry