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November 01, 2006

Reva 6.1.1 Released

Posted: 2006-11-01 08:37:00
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Reva 6.1.1 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: new and removed words, new and fixed examples, library changes, plus other changes and bugfixes.

October 29, 2006

EuroForth 2006 Proceedings Available Online

Posted: 2006-10-29 19:11:00

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It has been announced that the EuroForth 2006 proceedings are now available online.

October 25, 2006

Reva 6.1 Released

Posted: 2006-10-25 07:22:00
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Reva 6.1 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: support for contexts, new words, more examples and libraries, a more comprehensive help system, runtime and compilation speed improvements, plus other changes and fixes.

October 15, 2006

Forth Links Blog Announced

Posted: 2006-10-15 23:37:00
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The Forth Links Blog has been announced.

PawPaw 0.2 Released

Posted: 2006-10-15 23:23:00
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PawPaw 0.2 has been released. PawPaw is a Forth-like language that allows for top-down development.

This release includes the addition of a switch statement.

Reva 6.0.13 Released

Posted: 2006-10-15 23:22:00
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Reva 6.0.13 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: new words, improved examples, library changes and fixes, stability enhancements, plus other changes and bugfixes.

September 25, 2006

Forth Day 2006 Announced

Posted: 2006-09-25 19:17:00
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The Silicon Valley Forth Interest Group has announced Forth Day 2006. It will be held on November 18, 2006, in Sunnyvale, California.

September 24, 2006

Reva 6.0.12 Released

Posted: 2006-09-24 23:11:00
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Reva 6.0.12 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: new and removed words, library fixes, plus other changes and bugfixes.

September 15, 2006

Reva 6.0.11 Released

Posted: 2006-09-15 00:18:00
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Reva 6.0.11 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: new, changed, and removed words; new gui-file-dlg.f and tictactoe.f examples; library enhancements; plus other changes and bugfixes.

September 03, 2006

RetroForth 9.2.10 Released

Posted: 2006-09-03 23:40:00
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RetroForth 9.2.10 has been released. RetroForth is a portable, open-source Forth implementation.

This release includes a fix for a bug causing startup coredumps on FreeBSD and NetBSD.

September 02, 2006

Win32Forth V6.11.10 Released

Posted: 2006-09-02 23:22:00
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Win32Forth V6.10.05 has been released. Win32Forth is a public domain, ANS-compatible Forth implementation and development system.

This release includes: the incorporation of SciEdit the the project manager into Win32ForthIDE, documentation improvements, extra library files, new demos, plus other changes and bugfixes.

Win32Forth V6.10.05 Released

Posted: 2006-09-02 23:20:00
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Win32Forth V6.10.05 has been released. Win32Forth is a public domain, ANS-compatible Forth implementation and development system.

This release fixes a problem with SYNONYM.

August 28, 2006

Reva 6.0.10 Released

Posted: 2006-08-28 23:14:00
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Reva 6.0.10 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: new words, removed words, and bugfixes.

August 26, 2006

Reva 6.0.9 Released

Posted: 2006-08-26 23:30:00
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Reva 6.0.9 has been released. Reva is a Forth implementation running on Windows and Linux.

This release includes: new words, help system enhancements, plus other changes.

August 19, 2006

RetroForth 9.2.9 Released

Posted: 2006-08-19 21:57:00
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RetroForth 9.2.9 has been released. RetroForth is a free, portable Forth implementation.

This release includes: a loadable compatibility layer, support for writing scripts, and changes to the file loading model when handling nested includes.

volksFORTH 3.80.1 for Commodore C64, C16, Plus4 Re-released

Posted: 2006-08-19 21:51:00
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volksFORTH 3.80.1 for Commodore C64, C16, and Plus4 systems has been re-released. volksFORTH is a 16-bit Forth system originally developed by Forth Gesellschaft e.V. between 1985 and 1989, with revived development beginning in 2005.

August 11, 2006

RetroForth 9.2.7 Released

Posted: 2006-08-11 23:38:00
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RetroForth 9.2.7 has been released. RetroForth is a free, portable Forth implementation.

This release includes a fix for a bug in the tail call elimination code.

August 07, 2006

SwiftForth 3.0 Released

Posted: 2006-08-07 23:40:00
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SwiftForth 3.0 has been released. SwiftForth is an implementation of ANS Forth for Windows.

This release includes: a merging of SwiftForth and SwiftForth Pro, the source code for the SwiftForth console window TTY.DLL, optimizer bugfixes, a revised SwiftForth Reference Manual, plus other changes and fixes.

4tH 3.5a-pre3 Released

Posted: 2006-08-07 23:30:00
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4tH 3.5a-pre3 has been released. 4tH is a portable, open-source Forth implementation.

This release includes: new example programs, support for most of the ANS Forth FILE wordset, updates to the manual, plus other changes.

July 23, 2006

RetroForth 9.2.0 Released

Posted: 2006-07-23 23:46:00
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RetroForth 9.2.0 has been released. RetroForth is a free, portable Forth implementation.

This release includes: support for nestable, anonymous definitions; the addition of some prefixes for accessing variables in a more concise manner; FFI improvements; a reorganization of the source tree; plus other changes.