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Extension languages.

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From: utzoodecvaxharponpoivnpoisucbvax...
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1982 01:04
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>From BillW@SRI-KL Wed Aug 25 00:53:18 1982
Another language well suited to writing extensible editors is FORTH.
I believe there is an editor for the Apple that is written in Forth
(APPLE PIE ?).  Of course, it is as obscure in its syntax as Lisp is.
(setq (x (+ dot 1))) would become dot fetch 1 + x store.

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Title: Extension languages.
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Posted: Wed Aug 25 01:04:37 1982
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