April 2001
20th: Version 1.0 is published on the FIG UK web site. This is the first availability on-line
since jeForth in July 1997.
Feb 2001
Tests show that newer Windows platforms are more reliable though occasional hang-ups still occur with the latest
Windows 2000 and IE5.5
August 2000
15th: PP supplies revised paint() function intended to update window without freeezing.
July 1999
Tests show that Windows 95 and 3.1 platforms frequently hang-up when the applet is re-loaded.
16th: PP sends correction for INTERPRET-FILE.
9th: PP sends correction for READ-LINE following discussion on comp.lang.forth
of a subtle point. Our READ-LINE now conforms more closely to ANS Forth than
some commercial products.
9th: FB shows that an HTTP-EQUIV meta tag is needed to set the character
set to Latin1. Otherwise the applet won't work for anyone outside the UK/USA.
"META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=Latin1"
3rd: PP sends changes to make NAME-SEARCH (support for FIND) a
primitive, which accelerates compilation tenfold.
June 1999
16th: PP sends a Site Map that provides links to web pages.
5th: GT sends a URL for programming contests as ideas for tutorials.
4th: PP sends code to read files from the web server.
3rd: CJ publishes WebForth v0.94 with flicker-free scrolling, focus
indicator and well-behaved colours.
May 1999
10th: DP distributes a web page with frame bars suppressed.
3rd: CJ publishes WebForth v0.93
April 1999
11th: CJ distributes v0.92 in web-site format
March 1999
26th: PP sends ANS "Required System Documentation"
16th: PP distributes code for ENVIRONMENT? and REPORT
8th: FB distributes results of crashproofing tests
8th: DP distributes 2 cover pages and a set of 3-frame web pages
1st: PP distributes improved Convert utility and corrected Test Suite
February 1999
7th: PP adds corrections to previous
6th: CJ distributes list of words that needs extra checks
6th: FB distributes German translation for web pages
5th: PP distributed new WebForth 0.91 with correction to SEE and missing updates restored
4th: PP distributes new WebForth 0.91 with revised SEE
January 1999
31st: ML publishes new WebForth 0.91 with ANS words and faster text
29th: FB specifies best language header for HTML
28th: CJ offers correction to Faster Text
15th: GT distributes Forth Overview
December 1998
18th: DP distributes 3-frame structure for web pages
May 1997
ML publishes an article on jeForth in Forth Dimensions and makes it available on-line.