Because they like it.   (I also like programming in FORTH when I can.)

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>     Good God! Why would anybody WANT to program in FORTH????
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>Subject: High-level FORTH for PICs
>Author:  maris@LEIA.FACTORY.COM at internet
>Date:    12/19/96 5:54 PM
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>Anyone intesested in programming PICs in high level FORTH should check
>out http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ramtech/ for info.
>        FORTH produces very compact fast code which can be tested
>incrementally
>on the actual hardware without programming the PIC device itself until
>the code is debugged, by means of an ICEPIC device plugged into the PIC
>socket and connected to a PC. The ICEPIC fetches the code from files on
>the PC and runs it on the hardware as if it were running from the PIC
>device itself.
>        The company is located in the UK. I have no association with
>Ramtech --
>I just thought some PIC users might find this information useful.


Ray Gardiner, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia:  ray@netspace.net.au