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In article <34029@goofy.apple.COM> striepe@apple.com (Harald Striepe) writes:
>In the past, I have used MACH Forth from Palo Alto Shipping. Does anybody know,
>whatever happened to those guys?
>
>IUd love to see updates of this version, which was quite fast.
>
>Harald

Excerpted from comp.lang.forth FAQ:

    I can recommend Mach2 Forth for the Macintosh.
    Its strong points are:
    1. inexpensive.
    2. stable.
    3. compiles to machine code so its quick.
    4. straightforward access to the Mac toolbox.
    5. menu selected templates mean windows and
      menus etc. are easy to make for the beginner.
    6. standard syntax machine code assembler.
    7. the novice programmer does not have to worry
      about implementing the Mac event loop.

    Weak points are:
    1. a rudimentary built in text editor.
    2. the Mac event loop is handled by an IO task running
      under the multitasker. This makes extensions to
      the event loop conceptually difficult.
    3. development has ceased but it will be
      supported for later Mac System releases.

    This is available mail order from:
    MacTutor,1250 N. Lakeview, Suite O, Anaheim, California 92807
    call (714) 777 1255 for credit cards
    price $90.00



Assuming Mach2 and MACH are the same critters, it doesn't sound like there are
any updates in the offing.  A call might verify if they have a more current
version than you do.



Regards,
tony