Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:54:30 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: michelbh@gol.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: beastie.4th language ? Message-ID: <200503081554.j28FsVt15888@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <RTa0L48R.1110294044.1062030.michelbh@gol.com> from "michelbh@gol.com" at Mar 09, 2005 12:00:44 AM
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> Hi, > > My question might seem basic. Nevertheless I didn't find the answer on > the net. Excuse me in case I did look seriously enough, which might > afterall, be the case. > > The files under the /boot directory on FreeBSD : beastie.4th and the > included ones screen.4th and frames.4th are obviously written in a > certain scripting language. > > What is this language ? > Can I get a turorial for this scripting language ? > Or even a reference manual ? I believe the language is Forth. It is a fairly esotheric language that is used because it has a very small footprint and is still quite flexible. I don't know about tutorials, but I have seen an occasional book on it. I had one and actually installed Forth on a machine and tried to learn it once, several years ago but the rewards/effort ratio got to me and I haven't gone back to it. ////jerry > > Any URL or suggestion would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > Michel >
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