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title: "The Third Language"
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published_at: "2024-06-04T10:14:38+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-04T14:48:46+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
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excerpt: "Many of you know that the ZX family of computers (including Spectrum/TS2068) use a \"third language” to perform the precise floating-point calculations that cur machines are renowned for. You also probably know that it is \"FORTH-like,\" a fact that has been driven into the ground since the early days. You may NOT know, however, that…"
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doc_author: "Fred Nachbaur"
document_url: "https://archive.org/details/syncware-news-docs/The%20Third%20Language"
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# The Third Language

Many of you know that the ZX family of computers (including Spectrum/TS2068) use a “third language” to perform the precise floating-point calculations that cur machines are renowned for. You also probably know that it is “FORTH-like,” a fact that has been driven into the ground since the early days. You may NOT know, however, that it is much EASIER than FORTH, yet very powerful. You may also not know that its direct use can greatly speed up your number-crunching.