[chicago-lisp] Going OT...

[John Quigley]

David Douthitt wrote:
> Sorry - couldn't resist.  Believe it or not, FORTH and LISP share a lot 
> of the best qualities (though FORTH doesn't use lists or garbage 
> collection).

Let it be noted that I've been dying to learn FORTH.  I simply haven't 
had the time to delve into that world yet.

> I've been using FORTH almost as long as I've been trying to learn LISP - 
> except FORTH dialects (and differences) are practically inevitible, 
> whereas Common LISP is Common LISP.

You should give an introductory talk about FORTH, perhaps here, but 
definitely at the LUG.  It would go over famously, I suspect.

- John Quigley