Re: [colorforth] Hello - and where to begin?

[Nick Maroudas <alice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jason, 

Welcome, this is to let you know that a few of us
ex-newbies are still listening. No doubt they will chip
in, though it has gone very quiet.  I could post a list
of URLs that still work, and help you any way I can. 
Like you, I want to get at the hardware. But I am not a
programmer, so I do what I can in a very amateur way, on
Chuck's 2005 issue of CF.  The really good programmers
may have gone up into the stratosphere where they may
be working on advanced developments like SeaForth. 
Unlike Linux, there is no systematic "Ecclesia" to
promulgate and administer the good news "to all sorts
and conditions of men".

Keep in touch. 

Nick Maroudas


Quoting Jason Kemp <jason.kemp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hello,
> 
> I have, at last, obtained an old laptop with a floppy
> drive that boots 
> and saves colorForth.
> 
> What is the state of colorForth now?  I know Mr Moore
> made it public 
> domain so it's not centrally controlled, but as a
> newbie it's difficult 
> to find who has achieved or produced what, and where
> this has been 
> shared.  It seems that a lot of  Web pages are
> derelict or gone -- the 
> colorforth-info@ faq links return 404/403, the mail
> list archives 
> mention a wiki that is no more, as well as many other
> useful looking 
> avenues that have since disappeared.  Also the
> downloads from 
> colorforth.com via ultratechnology.com don't work (or
> does one need an 
> account?) so I can't get my hands on that source code
> (I got color.com 
> and put it on a dos floppy a while ago).
> 
> Have I come to the party too late?  I do hope not! 
> It does feel as if 
> I'm doing archaeology, though, in just trying to dig
> up the basics: not 
> just colorForth but all Forth.  I've obtained some
> books but I had to 
> get those second hand as they've not been published
> for a couple of 
> decades!  I've spent some time delving into Pygmy but
> being tied to DOS 
> and real mode is too restrictive.  I don't want an
> operating system in 
> the way; I want direct access to the hardware.  Forth
> is delicious and 
> colorForth might just be the ticket.
> 
> I would be deeply grateful for any advice on where to
> start.  Where is 
> the accumulated knowledge?
> 
> Also has anyone got anywhere with USB?
> 
> Regards,
> Jason Kemp
> 
>
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