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[[Rockwell International|Rockwell]] produced single-chip microcomputers with resident Forth kernels: the R65F11 and R65F12. ASYST was a Forth expansion for measuring and controlling on PCs.<ref name="Rwirj">Campbell et al, "Up and Running with Asyst 2.0", MacMillan Software Co., 1987</ref>
 
The Forth programming language was used in the production of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV &ndash; A New Hope]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} Specifically, it was used to control the [[Dykstraflex]] motion control system, which was created by [[John Dykstra]] and his team at [[Industrial Light & Magic]]. This system was instrumental in creating the complex and precise camera movements required for the space battle scenes and the trench run sequences on the [[Death Star]].
 
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