>>>>> "Hugh" == Hugh Aguilar <hugoagui...@rosycrew.com> writes:
Hugh> Forth only ships a relative handful of words that have Hugh> been found to be widely useful. One of these is star-slash the Hugh> scalar. It is called that because it is typically used for scaling Hugh> integer arithmetic. You use continued fractions to find rational Hugh> approximations for real numbers, and this allows you to use Hugh> integer arithmetic for the kind of calculations that are normally Hugh> done in floating-point. The main advantage of */ is that it uses a double width for the intermediate result. Hugh> A more modern microprocessor such as the PIC18 is also pretty Hugh> simple, and would be another reasonable choice. PIC18 with their unique work register are pretty awful to work with. Trust me, I've written a Forth compiler for this architecture... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
