Title: WIMPFORTH Author: Martin Laeuter Version: 1.0 Title From: Documentation Author From: Documentation Version From: Documentation Supplier: Martin Laeuter Date: 21/03/96 Keywords: Forth ; Programming languages Shareware: No Machine: Archimedes Operating system: RISCOS Memory requirements: Peripherals needed: Other s/ware needed: Directory: micros/arch/riscos/e096 Date mounted/updated: 14/05/96 File names: wimpforth.zip Unarchived files: 38 Unarchived size: 448 kbytes Omissions: See also: TILEFORTH (a111), AFORTH (a293), FORTHMACS (c073) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring the package: Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2 (see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info). Description: WimpForth runs under the desktop and is a freeware Forth system, object orientated in the Wimp part and has full source included. Important features of WimpForth: * ANS compliant * source level debugger, decompiler * ARM assembler/disassembler * object orientation like Yerk on the Macs teached the forthers * window, icon, control, dialog, menu... classes to make programming them as easy AND controllable as possible * variable number of threads in vocabularies * strong WORDS implementation * easy invocation of CLI commands, time control, system variables * local labels * Wimp interface * Drag and drop Filer->Forth window will load forth files. * reads normal text files with 16K buffer * full source included