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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:03:57 -0700
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On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:13:15 -0400
"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:

> The interpreter can be VERY small - fit into a little old ROM chip. I
> think one company made CPUs with an inbuilt FORTH kernel.

Yep, Rockwell for one made (I think a couple different) 6502 spinoff
MCU(s) with ROM Forth right on the chip.