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Re:Forth: The Hacker’s Language (2017) by AdieuToLogic on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @02:04PM (#20869307)
I always wondered how they scaled their firmware teams myself. Really impressive stuff though:

https://www.openfirmware.org/Open_Firmware

https://www.openfirmware.org/Forth/FCode

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Re:Forth: The Hacker’s Language (2017) by kjs3 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @02:46PM (#20869779)
Another interesting example for those looking for a Forth rabbit hole is the Cannon Cat (http://www.canoncat.org/) from Jef Raskin's (of Mac fame) team.

On the (much) lower end was the Jupiter Ace (https://jupiter-ace.com/jupiterace/). The Ace is a fun what-might-have-been where Forth beat BASIC for the '80s PC soul. There were commercial Forths for other PCs of the time (Apple II, Atari 800, TI99), but I guess because they were extra cost, they didn't become that popular.

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