16 Dec
2005
16 Dec
'05
10:14 a.m.
From: "Robert Armstrong" <bob at
jfcl.com>
Hi Bob
This is done more often than one would realize for production
machines. Forth has the ability to abstract in most any
direction that one desires ( end encourages it ). This
means that ( if done properly ) a BIOS written in Forth
would have its coding done in such a way that reconfiguring
for different hardware and even often for different
processors can be done with minimum effort. I've seen
coding in such a form that the changes looked more
like copying the data specs than actual coding.
Of course, for someone that can't read or write in Forth,
it may look like a difficult project.
JMHO
Dwight
The BIOS is written in Forth
A BIOS written in Forth? I dunno - I don't want to start any flame wars,
but I'm just not comfortable with that :-)