Newbie question about Isopod

[dcooper]

Hi,
I've been thinking about getting into hobby robotics for quite a while. I've been looking at single board computers and up til now had decided on the Handyboard. I just recently found out about the Isopod and your other boards and looking at the specs, I think your boards "kick the crap" out of the Handyboard!! I just had one question though. I'm not clear about Isomax and Forth. From what I'm reading, if I order an Isopod, it would come with Isomax on it already. The specs say it can be programmed in Isomax, C, assembly language and forth. Is forth on the Isopod as well? Is Isomax a separate language or is it an additional layer put on top of forth? Thanks for any information you can give me.

Doug

[RMDumse]

Yes, we built IsoMax(TM), which is a separate real-time syntax related to state-machine paradigm, on top of our existing Max-Forth(TM) language. So IsoMax(TM) on top of Forth is installed on the board as it comes. One can use our Small C compiler, and download Srecords via the JTAG, and overwrite the IsoMax software, with whatever programming you might do in the C. Same is true if you want to aquire the MetroWerks Code Warrior C development system.