Several months ago, I posted the following message regarding the
release of "Axiom", a universal gaming system.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.forth/browse_thread/thread/f71fc7730378...?#c385227c3a9f9a3d

Axiom is designed primarily to facilitate the creation of "abstract
strategy" games. These are typically, but not necessarily, two
player, perfect information games. Currently, there are now 21 Axiom
games posted at the Zillions site at:

http://www.zillionsofgames.com/

The Axiom toolkit has recently received the "Spotlight" award (see the
above page).

Zillions allows game developers to program their games using a game
specific, but highly reduced subset of a Lisp-like scripting language
(e.g. no variables, macros but no functions, no math capability)
whereas Axiom provides a rich Forth based environment with similar
game specific extensions. Note that the former makes it easier for
beginners, but limits the possible games that can be programmed via
this method. With the full power of Forth available, Axiom blows the
doors wide open.

dreamwafer@yahoo.com wrote:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.forth/browse_thread/thread/f71fc7730378...?#c385227c3a9f9a3d

Isn't the name "Axiom" problematic? It's been used for quite
awhile by a well regarded and actively developed, free computer
algebra system:

http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/axiom/

-- David

On Feb 25, 5:53 pm, "David N. Williams" umich.edu> wrote:

My particular use of the term "Axiom" requires that it be spoken with
a Klingon accent while wearing a coonskin cap. :)

I'm not sure why you picked this one example, since there are 100's if
not more software packages, products, companies, etc.. that use that
particular noun. In fact the only reason "Forth" is not "Fourth" is
because the computer which Charles Moore was using at the time imposed
a limit of 5 characters.

Do you have reason to believe they own the exclusive rights to the
word "Axiom"? If so then my use of the term "Axiom" is just a drop in
the bucket as Google returns the following:

dreamwafer@yahoo.com wrote:

Davy Crockett was an alien?! :-)

In article <0GHwj.13544$Ej5.4863@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
David N. Williams umich.edu> wrote: