Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 11:59:27 -0800 From: Parag Patel <parag@cgt.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> 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 ) Message-ID: <199811041959.LAA22507@pinhead.parag.codegen.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 04 Nov 1998 19:40:49 GMT." <199811041940.MAA12697@usr07.primenet.com>
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>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 <http://playground.sun.com/pub/1275/home.html>; 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
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