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An email list about the Forth programming language on Sinclair (and Z80) computers

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An email list has just been created to discuss the Forth programming language on Sinclair computers (and Z80 in general):

Forth on Sinclair (and Z80) computers

There's also a new email list to discuss Forth in Spanish:

Forth ES
Marcos Cruz (programandala.net)

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  • DunnyDunny
    Yahoo groups. Nope, nope, nopety nope.

    D.
  • programandala.netprogramandala.net
    Dunny wrote: »
    Yahoo groups. Nope, nope, nopety nope.

    May you be more specific? I'd appreciate your precise opinion.

    Pros and cons of several options were considered, including installation of Mailman or even Majordomo, and of course Google Groups and other similar alternatives.

    Thank you.
    Marcos Cruz (programandala.net)
  • Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous
    They want your phone number to create a yahoo account. That's stopped me several times from joining a yahoo group.
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  • programandala.netprogramandala.net
    Alcoholics Anonymous wrote: »
    They want your phone number to create a yahoo account. That's stopped me several times from joining a yahoo group.

    You're right.

    I have an old Yahoo Id, and by the time, years ago, they didn't ask for your phone number. Sometimes they ask for it when you login (an Google accounts as well) but I ignore them.

    But you don't need a Yahoo account to join a Yahoo group. Anyboy can send a message to the subscribing email address, using any email address you want. That's one of the reasons Yahoo groups was finally chosen: it can work like an actual email list.

    Marcos Cruz (programandala.net)
  • DunnyDunny
    Not a chance. If I sign up with a disposable mail address, I don't get updates. If I do, I get spam and lots of it from Yahoo advertising their service.

    It's a shame - but I see your point about delivery. I still inhabit usenet, but not many folks do these days. And I do love me some Forth. SpecBAS is very much a Forth-like under the hood.

    D.
  • programandala.netprogramandala.net
    Dunny wrote: »
    Not a chance. If I sign up with a disposable mail address, I don't get updates. If I do, I get spam and lots of it from Yahoo advertising their service.

    The other day I tried subscribing with a disposable mail address, just to see what happens, and it was not accepted. Probably they have some filters.

    Another thing I dislike is, when the group is public, they show the emails of the senders, even as ready "mail:" HTML links! An invite for spammers. That's the reason the configuration has been changed, and non-members can not read the message archive anymore, what is a pity.
    Dunny wrote: »
    I still inhabit usenet, but not many folks do these days.

    Me too. Usenet with a console news reader...
    Dunny wrote: »
    And I do love me some Forth. SpecBAS is very much a Forth-like under the hood.

    So it's a Forth-like virtual machine? That sounds interesting.

    Maybe you can find a way to join, using an exclusive alias email and some filters.
    Marcos Cruz (programandala.net)
  • DunnyDunny
    programandala.net wrote: »
    Dunny wrote: »
    And I do love me some Forth. SpecBAS is very much a Forth-like under the hood.

    So it's a Forth-like virtual machine? That sounds interesting.

    Yeah, it's a stack machine and expressions are converted internally to RPN with some heavy customisation and optimisation. Well, not that heavy. Coding for the internal interpreter is very much like forth.

    D.
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