euroFORML '88

The European Forth Modification Labortory

euroFORML '88 was held at the University of Southampton, Southampton, England, 22-24 September. A copy of the proceedings are available from MPE Ltd.

Presentations include:

• Strategies for embedded application
  • Forth In Space!, by R. Vahrman.
  • Design considerations for Microcontroller Development Systems, by A. P. Haley.

• Programming Tools
  • Cordic - Variable precision Floating Point, by C. Lavarenne.
  • "Go Forth" with "Come Hither", by R. Goddard.
  • An Augmented Transition Network Compiler and State Machine, by R. Crawford.

• Implementation Strategies
  • Forth Implementation on the Acorn RISC, by B. W. D. Larkin.
  • In-line Code Generation for Optimised Data Structure Access, by C. Hainsworth.
  • A C-to-Forth Translator, by A. Winfield and S. Kelley.

• Applications
  • Application of the Harris RTX Processor in Medical Imaging, by R. Marriott.
  • The Use of Multi-Tasking in Forth Applications, by H. Oakford.
  • Acquisition and Real-Time Display of Spectrophotometer Data, by M. Thomas.
  • State Machines in Forth Applications, by R. Borrell.

• Programming Methodologies
  • Specification and Optimisation, by Bill Stoddart.
  • Who Needs the Text Interpreter Anyway?, by R. Crawford.
  • A Text File Syntax For Screen File Users, by S. Pelc and A. Waters.

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