On 1/19/2017 1:35 AM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:

On 01/18/2017 08:06 PM, Chris Leyon via vcf-midatlantic wrote:

Another possibility for a natural 80s style progression which I would
recommend is Forth. Still a great language and was designed to run
easily on hardware from that era. Get a copy of fig-Forth and
download a free PDF of "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie from
https://www.forth.com/starting-forth/ and you will begin an incredibly
rewarding journey.

Forth is a really mind-bending language, but man, it sure is powerful. I love it.

-Dave

I found it fascinating to learn of a modern and prominent use of Forth:
Sun did boot firmware (Open Firmware / Open Boot) in Forth
which was used, among other places, for a period of time by Apple on PowerPC PowerMacs.
Wow!