Byte Magazine Volume 05 Number 08 - The Forth Language

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p.22 A BUILD-IT-YOURSELF MODEM FOR UNDER $50
[author Steve Ciarcia]
This originate-only modem will allow you to get started in intercomputer communication with minimal expense.
p.58 THE HARD-DISK EXPLOSION: HIGH-POWERED MASS STORAGE FOR YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER
[author Tom Manuel]
Thanks to new hard-disk technology, personal computer users can add millions of bytes of mass storage to their systems at a reasonable cost.
p.100 WHAT IS FORTH? A TUTORIAL INTRODUCTION
[author John S James]
Here is an overview of FORTH that lays the foundation for the other theme articles in this BYTE.
p.150 BREAKFORTH INTO FORTH
[author A Richard Miller and Jill Miller]
If you can't imagine any personal use for FORTH, can you imagine a 96-line program that plays a fast, animated game with sound on the TRS-80?
p.164 FORTH EXTENSIBILITY: OR HOW TO WRITE A COMPILER IN TWENTY-FIVE WORDS OR LESS
[author Kim Harris]
This tutorial explains the capability for defining new families of FORTH words.
p.210 CONSTRUCTION OF A FOURTH-GENERATION VIDEO TERMINAL, PART 1
[author Theron Wierenga]
Part 1 of this article presents a new design using the 8275 controller and a dedicated Z80 microprocessor.
Background
p.76 THE EVOLUTION OF FORTH, AN UNUSUAL LANGUAGE
[author Charles H Moore]
The inventor of the language recalls its design and how it evolved over a 10-year period.
p.198 KHACHIYAN'S ALGORITHM, PART 1: A NEW SOLUTION TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS
[author G C Berresford, A M Rockett, and J C Stevenson]
Now you can study the algorithm that promised to revolutionize linear programming.

Nucleus
p.6 Editorial: Threads of a FORTH Tapestry
p.14 Letters
p.40 Product Review: The Ohio Scientific CA-15 Universal Telephone Interface
p.46 Product Review: The Heath H-89 Computer
p.72 Programming Quickies: Self-Reproducing Programs
p.94 BYTEL1NES
p.98 Selected FORTH Vendors
p.196 A FORTH Glossary
p.226 Clubs and Newsletters
p.230 Event Queue
p.234 Ask BYTE
p.248 Whats New?
p.302 Unclassified Ads
p.303 BOMB, BOMB Results
p.304 Reader Service