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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: The joy of FORTH (not)
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:53:46 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:55:43 -0700, John Ames wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:41:38 -0000 (UTC)
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> Why would anyone want to use it, though?
> 
> For starters, it's about the simplest way to get a minimal interactive
> system going on a homebrew/hobbyist computer project which still offers
> full access to the bare metal ...

But for an RP2040, you can already cross-compile C code from a Linux-based 
host, like a Raspberry Pi. That will give you “full access to the bare 
metal”, without the overheads of threaded code.