Mark 1 Forth Computer (2006)

Re:Mark 1 Forth Computer (2006) by Jkvngt on Saturday January 16, 2021 @01:40PM (#25804264)

Forth is an amazing language, too bad we're so far from the hardware most of the time these days.

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Re:Mark 1 Forth Computer (2006) by the_only_law on Saturday January 16, 2021 @02:05PM (#25804500)

I have a an old network protocol analyzer from an HP-Aglient subsidiary that's supposedly scriptable in Forth. Actually out of all my old protocol analyzers this one is probably the coolest from a technical perspective. It has six 68k's in it, and is heavy as hell. Unfortunately I never get to use it unlike all my other one's because it only has ISDN BRI interfaces, and most of my hacking involves PRI (T1/E1) or V series interfaces.

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Re:Mark 1 Forth Computer (2006) by reaperducer on Saturday January 16, 2021 @03:08PM (#25805036)

I've seen a couple of old scientific calculators/pocket computers on auction sites lately that can be programmed in Forth. Very tempting to try.

I've also seen ones that can be programmed in C, BASIC, and even Pascal. Again, magnets for my disposable income.

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Re:Mark 1 Forth Computer (2006) by trasz on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:28PM (#25807210)

Are you sure it’s literally Forth? If so, can you share some keywords?

The closest thing I know of is HP 48 - not Forth, but quite Forth-like, and it definitely tought me a thing or two.

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Re:Mark 1 Forth Computer (2006) by opencl on Sunday January 17, 2021 @08:19AM (#25810429)

Some of the old HPs (41, 71B, 75C) had Forth interpreter ROMs available as add-on modules.

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