The history of postscript is a little more complicated than that. Postscript is actually based on the language Forth which dates back to 1958 -- according to: http://www.colorforth.com/HOPL.html
Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Voice: (203)426-7166 Newtown, CT 06470 Fax: (203)426-9138 http://www.MarkKenny.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jon Elson Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 9:53 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] .stl files Mario. wrote: >Well, I have to add that the postscript is a full-featured programming >language that uses stack and RPN notation, and stack to do everything. >It has about the same age as C. A one year younger I think. The main >features are STACK-based programming, integrated graphic processor, >the whole program is interpreted, not compiled; easy to learn. > > > No, certainly not. C was developed by Kernigan & Ritchie 1969 - 1973, see http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/chist.html PostScript dates to 1984, see http://www.prepressure.com/ps/history/history.htm Without insane gyrations, though, PostScript has no innate facility for handling 3D. But, confusing programming languages like C or PostScript with languages specifically designed for expressing SOMETHING in 2D or 3D coordinates such as RS-274D or stl is going to muddy the waters. Clearly, you could bury the G-code entirely, and just program what you want in C, Pascal, FORTRAN or BASIC (URRRppp, sorry!) There's also NURBS, if you really want everything in free-flowing surfaces. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
