Forth Systems Creator Tom Zimmer Joins the Show
From Stray Pointers by Jim Lawless
December 2, 2025 · 59 min · Season 3 · Episode 12
About this episode
Tom Zimmer discusses his experience with Forth compiler systems and his background in electronics and computing.
Tom Zimmer has implemented a variety of Forth compiler systems ranging from 8-bit commercial Forths to more modern implementations. Tom discusses his background with electronics, computing, and Forth. Tom's websites: https://photobubba.com/ https://tomzimmer.wordpress.com/ The Win32Forth Project Page https://win32forth.sourceforge.net/ The Forth Interest Group (FIG) historical page on Forth. https://www.forth.org/
People in this episode
Host: Jim Lawless
Guest: Tom Zimmer
Topics covered
- Forth programming
- compiler systems
- electronics
- computing
- technology
Keywords
- Forth
- compiler
- technology
- electronics
- computing
- Tom Zimmer
- Win32Forth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Win32Forth Project, Forth Interest Group, Forth, photobubba.com, tomzimmer.wordpress.com, forth.org
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