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-high level language control structures, including DO loops, WHILE loops, UNTIL loops, nested block IF structures and CASE statements.
Using several benchmark programs,the company says the Forthprogram operates 30-45 times fasterthan comparable programs executedin BASIC. Forth is also configurable, the companysays. The means that the usercan change or extended extend its vocabulary.Disk directory programs are alsoincluded.in. eluded.Although the source code is not providedwith the basic package, it is notneed needed for its operation. Purchasers whodesire the source code may obtain it ondiskette from the company at a chargeof $100. The company says Forth will providepurchasers with a programminglanguage that is far faster. thanExtended BASIC and suitable for generalcomputing, game and graphicsapplications.
