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arethuza | karma 32254 | avg karma 2.88 · 2020-09-14 08:33:33+00:00

In the 1980s there was a home computer, the Jupiter Ace, that used Forth rather than Basic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Ace

Edit: I never used one (or indeed ever saw one) but for some reason reading about Forth at the time gave me a lingering fascination with Forth type languages - which was useful when I worked on a project for a few years that used PostScript, C & Lisp ...

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ume | karma 144 | avg karma 6.26 · 2020-09-14 09:25:33+00:00

Forth was available for the Acorn Atom (early 80s). Sadly, didn't have the money or time to go down that route then. Had fun with its Basic though...

Wildgoose | karma 1307 | avg karma 2.34 · 2020-09-14 12:19:19

I had the Forth for the Acorn Atom. It was great, a real mind-opener. Still have it in a box upstairs!