00:00:00 --- log: started forth/08.04.09 01:09:17 --- join: gnomon (n=gnomon@CPE0050eb372bdb-CM000f9f776f96.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) joined #forth 01:23:29 --- quit: cmeme (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 01:27:40 --- join: cmeme (n=cmeme@boa.b9.com) joined #forth 01:28:02 --- join: maht (n=maht@85.189.31.174.proweb.managedbroadband.co.uk) joined #forth 01:30:26 --- quit: proteusguy (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) 01:31:17 --- join: proteusguy (n=proteusg@61.7.144.97) joined #forth 01:50:04 --- join: Maki (n=Maki@adsl-202-95.eunet.yu) joined #forth 02:30:53 --- join: ygrek (i=user@gateway/tor/x-3d8ea3feef1d441b) joined #forth 03:32:15 --- join: etnt (n=tobbe@213.136.42.58) joined #forth 03:33:56 Hi, I've started to learn Forth and wonder if there exist any 'gadgets' that I could program Forth on while commuting to work (e.g a mobile phone) ? 03:36:18 Greetings etnt 03:37:38 Don't know answer to your question but you might try learning forth on your favorite desktop 03:40:07 Seen this? http://www.gumbley.me.uk/epoc-forth.html 03:52:50 thx, I'll have a look 03:53:35 it would be nice to utilize my travel time to learn Forth 03:54:47 if I would like to control some simple HW, can you recommend anything? 03:58:54 I don't know how much you know about hardware but you can try picForth 03:59:09 it runs on pic micros 03:59:37 also there is forth that runs on avr micros 04:00:07 searching 04:00:49 amforth: http://amforth.sourceforge.net/ 04:01:06 --- join: ecraven (n=nex@140.78.42.149) joined #forth 04:04:30 ahh not picforth it is FlashForth 04:04:42 searching for website 04:05:45 here it is: http://sourceforge.net/projects/flashforth/ 04:06:55 My colleague is using it. He says it works fine... 04:07:14 ok, thx! 04:07:31 You need a board with soldered processor and serial connection 04:09:10 You can buy a board from mikroElektronika 04:09:51 I know personally those guys. 04:10:45 ok 04:11:22 They have a programer onboard. YOu need that also to program FlashForth kernel for the firs time 04:11:53 site: http://www.mikroe.com/en/ 04:13:01 For a comercial solution look at MPE. 04:13:20 They have forth system for ARM7 processors 04:13:24 mm...sounds like a fun hobby project 04:14:03 They have a board also 04:14:27 Not expensive 100 euro if I recall 04:15:12 I'm using their forth at work for embedded programming 04:15:26 On our boards 04:15:53 nice :-) 04:16:29 http://www.mpeforth.com/software.htm 04:16:38 look for LPC forth 04:17:20 You can download precompiled binary and flash it. 04:17:41 It works quite good. 04:18:36 Cross compiler is limted to 120k of FLASH and 64k of RAM 04:18:56 If You don't buy a source 04:19:16 heh I've got lots to learn... :-) 04:19:17 Which is Expensive$$$$ 04:35:49 --- join: GoNoGo (n=GoNoGo@cro34-3-82-236-93-215.fbx.proxad.net) joined #forth 05:01:57 --- join: Quartus` (n=Quartus`@205.205.178.4) joined #forth 05:17:15 --- quit: nighty^ ("Disappears in a puff of smoke") 05:28:05 --- quit: GoNoGo ("ChatZilla 0.9.81 [Firefox 2.0.0.13/2008031114]") 06:19:19 --- quit: Quartus` (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 07:30:22 --- join: slava_ (n=slava@li13-154.members.linode.com) joined #forth 07:33:17 --- quit: slava (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) 07:37:30 --- quit: ecraven ("bbl") 07:58:09 --- join: nighty^ (n=nighty@p1022-adsau16honb13-acca.tokyo.ocn.ne.jp) joined #forth 09:09:56 --- join: JasonWoof (n=JasonWoo@unaffiliated/herkamire) joined #forth 09:09:56 --- mode: ChanServ set +o JasonWoof 09:21:05 --- join: ecraven (n=nex@plc9-214.linzag.net) joined #forth 10:02:25 is linux ready to take over the desktop market yet? 10:02:33 are we there yet? 10:02:35 are we there yet? 10:06:22 runs like a charm on the livecd 10:06:33 only complication was having to download and extract the wireless card firmware 10:09:05 --- join: Al2O3 (n=Al2O3@c-76-120-54-133.hsd1.co.comcast.net) joined #forth 10:12:47 oh, the unsaid question: can anybody think of a reason why I shouldn't switch my girlfriend's laptop to ubuntu? (From windows) 10:16:32 guess we should try copying to/from her phone and camera first 11:27:10 --- join: snoopy_1711 (i=snoopy_1@dslb-084-059-214-137.pools.arcor-ip.net) joined #forth 11:27:57 --- quit: Snoopy42 (Nick collision from services.) 11:28:11 --- quit: maht (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) 11:28:32 --- nick: snoopy_1711 -> Snoopy42 11:28:36 --- join: maht (n=maht@85.189.31.174.proweb.managedbroadband.co.uk) joined #forth 14:08:49 --- quit: ygrek (Remote closed the connection) 14:35:52 --- quit: nighty^ ("Disappears in a puff of smoke") 14:39:40 --- join: tathi (n=josh@pdpc/supporter/bronze/tathi) joined #forth 14:39:40 --- mode: ChanServ set +o tathi 14:40:15 --- quit: ecraven ("bbl") 15:09:54 --- quit: Snoopy42 (Read error: 145 (Connection timed out)) 15:15:35 --- quit: Maki ("Leaving") 15:25:46 --- join: Snoopy42 (i=snoopy_1@dslb-084-059-096-117.pools.arcor-ip.net) joined #forth 15:43:17 --- quit: tathi ("leaving") 17:22:33 --- nick: slava_ -> slava 18:31:01 --- join: nighty^ (n=nighty@210.188.173.246) joined #forth 20:12:40 --- quit: JasonWoof ("Leaving.") 23:42:25 --- join: ecraven (n=nex@140.78.42.149) joined #forth 23:59:59 --- log: ended forth/08.04.09