Re: Offete and 1-bit RET

[Mike Losh <mlosh01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have ordered all of Dr. Ting's More on Forth Engines from Vol. 13 to 19. I 
have also ordered the Mup21 Programming Manual.  I don't have any problems if I 
write a clear letter and include a check.  Mail delivery is usually prompt.  Of 
course, I live in the U.S., so maybe that prevents the problems others have 
experienced.  I agree it would be nice to phone in an order with a credit card, 
but it is not reasonable to expect that kind of service from a such a small 
operation, IMO.  

I like Offete Enterprises for it does well and accept its limitations.  Kind of 
like programming in Forth! :)  I hope that MISC technology will support several 
vendors in the future.  I also hope Jeff Fox doesn't burn out before the F21 is 
finished.  

Regarding the 1-bit return instruction for the P32, could it be that Chuck is 
thinking of a "Repeat this fetched group of 6 instructions" operation for very 
fast (but tiny) loops?  As I recall, something like that was proposed or 
implemented in ShBoom, Chuck's 32-bit predecessor to Mup21.  If so, then the 
normal ; instruction is still needed.  Can anyone who attended the SVFIG 
presentation comment on this?

Mike Losh