Re: [Fwd: Anyone programming Windows apps in Forth?]

We have been providing custom Operator Interface software developed with
SwiftForth for our industrial control systems for about 6 months now.
It features real-time animation, trend data plotting and ODBC export,
context-sensitive HTML help, TCP/IP and TAPI (Modem) access. We had no
previous Windows programming experience, our previous product, while
graphical, was DOS based. While there is always room for improvement,
we estimate our OI development time has been cut by a third.

http://www.logix-controls.com/snapshot/Clarity.html

Best Regards,
Mike Ghan

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From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On Behalf
Of Elizabeth D. Rather
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 4:40 PM
To: sftalk_at_forth.com
Subject: [sftalk] [Fwd: Anyone programming Windows apps in Forth?]

The following message appeared on comp.lang.forth. I believe the
"Windows GUI interface" means a point-and-click user interface
development scheme like Visual Basic, but I'm sure the folks there
would be interested in your comments on programming without,
as well as knowing what kind of applications you're doing.

If you're not familiar with Usenet newsgroups, you can send me
a message and I'll post it.

Thanks,
Elizabeth
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Subject: Anyone programming Windows apps in Forth?
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:34:46 -0600
From: "John Dunn" <johndunn_at_charter.net>
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth

Is anyone doing Windows applications in Forth anymore? Not embedded
system
work or CE work, but real, user interface intensive Windows apps? If
so,
which Forth?

Both Forth, Inc. SwiftForth and MPE FVX look impressive, but the Windows
interface is still daunting and not at all like the elegant simplicity
that
is Forth itself. iForth looks good too, especially the price and open
license. But as far as I can tell, there is no Windows GUI interface at
all.

As a long time Forth programmer, who turned to the dark side some 3
years
ago, to Visual Basic, and now (mostly because VB is about to become an
orphan) taking another look at Forth for Windows...I would really
appreciate
any insight anyone here who is actually using Forth in a Windows app can
share.

John Dunn
Algorithmic Arts
http://algoart.com

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