From owner-freebsd-current Wed Nov 4 12:00:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA23651 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:00:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pinhead.parag.codegen.com (ppp-asfm10--081.sirius.net [205.134.242.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA23614 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:00:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parag@pinhead.parag.codegen.com) Received: from pinhead.parag.codegen.com (localhost.parag.codegen.com [127.0.0.1]) by pinhead.parag.codegen.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA22507; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 11:59:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parag@pinhead.parag.codegen.com) Message-Id: <199811041959.LAA22507@pinhead.parag.codegen.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Terry Lambert cc: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith), jkh@time.cdrom.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lisp vs. Forth (was Re: New boot loader and alternate kernels ) In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 04 Nov 1998 19:40:49 GMT." <199811041940.MAA12697@usr07.primenet.com> X-Face: =O'Kj74icvU|oS*<7gS/8'\Pbpm}okVj*@UC!IgkmZQAO!W[|iBiMs*|)n*`X ]pW%m>Oz_mK^Gdazsr.Z0/JsFS1uF8gBVIoChGwOy{EK=<6g?aHE`[\S]C]T0Wm X-URL: http://www.codegen.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 11:59:27 -0800 From: Parag Patel Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >If the FORTH Interpreter were OpenBoot syntax compliant, we >could use it to interpret ROM code on a number of cards >designed to be usable in both Intel and PPC systems. > >Also, there's the whole OpenFirmware standard thing... Well, the standard's kinda big. You're going to be well into 300-400k of code (Forth or C) to meet it. You have to start with the ANS Forth spec, add IEEE-1275, then go through most of the recommended practices at plus other assorted items. The I2O 1.5 spec is now downloadable for free, so that's going to throw another level of driver fun into the mix. -- Parag To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message