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-[Swap's portrait©+{{:infos:swap-portrait.gif?200|Swap's portrait ©}}
  
 Every year the Forth Society e.V. honours an outstanding personality for his/her Forth activities. Started in 1986 as a plastic toy trophy, the SWAP-Dragon has been reborn in 1997 as a beautiful bronze sculpture. Every year the Forth Society e.V. honours an outstanding personality for his/her Forth activities. Started in 1986 as a plastic toy trophy, the SWAP-Dragon has been reborn in 1997 as a beautiful bronze sculpture.
  
-How it all began+===== How it all began ===== 
 When the programming language Forth became publically available in the early 80s, the book Starting Forth by Leo Brodie, formerly Forth Inc., was one of the sources for beginners. It became very popular not only because of the entertaining text but also because the insightful images, that described the different system components and operators as comic figures. To explain the operator SWAP Leo Brodie used a little two-headed dragon, which is today known as the SWAP-Dragon. Below is the original comic from the first edition of Starting Forth that allowed so many of us to understand, what SWAP was supposed to do: When the programming language Forth became publically available in the early 80s, the book Starting Forth by Leo Brodie, formerly Forth Inc., was one of the sources for beginners. It became very popular not only because of the entertaining text but also because the insightful images, that described the different system components and operators as comic figures. To explain the operator SWAP Leo Brodie used a little two-headed dragon, which is today known as the SWAP-Dragon. Below is the original comic from the first edition of Starting Forth that allowed so many of us to understand, what SWAP was supposed to do:
  
-[original Swap comic +{{ :infos:comic-strip.gif?400 |original Swap comic strip ©}}
-strip]©+
  
 The word SWAP is defined to swich the order of the top two stack items. As with the other stack manipulation operators, you can test SWAP at your terminal in "calculator style"; that is, it doesn't have to be contained in a definition. - Leo Brodie in Starting Forth 1st ed, p. 44 The word SWAP is defined to swich the order of the top two stack items. As with the other stack manipulation operators, you can test SWAP at your terminal in "calculator style"; that is, it doesn't have to be contained in a definition. - Leo Brodie in Starting Forth 1st ed, p. 44
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 But this is not the only reference to SWAP in Starting Forth. When SWAP sees the operator ROT, which exchanges the upper three entries of the data stack, he shivered over so much complexity: But this is not the only reference to SWAP in Starting Forth. When SWAP sees the operator ROT, which exchanges the upper three entries of the data stack, he shivered over so much complexity:
  
-[Swap and Rot©+{{ :infos:rot-strip.gif?400 |Swap and Rot ©}}
  
    
-The SWAP becomes the unofficial mascot of the FORTH society +The SWAP becomes the unofficial mascot of the FORTH societySometimes he appears on Forth-Shirts and on beer mugs (?) and always in our heads..
-Sometimes he appears on Forth-Shirts  +
-[a Swap T-Shirt] ©  +
-and on beer mugs (?) +
-[a Swap mug plan]  +
-and always in our heads..+
  
- +{{ :infos:swap-shirt_mug.jpg?400 |a Swap T-Shirt © and a Swap mug }} 
 + 
 +===== 1986 – A prize is born =====
  
-1986 – A prize is born 
 On its second yearly conference the FORTH society initiated the SWAP-Dragon prize, with which Michael Kalus was honoured for his enormous work in the early days of the Vierten Dimension, the member journal of the FORTH society. When he was presented with a little two-headed toy dragon, he was so impressed that he declared: On its second yearly conference the FORTH society initiated the SWAP-Dragon prize, with which Michael Kalus was honoured for his enormous work in the early days of the Vierten Dimension, the member journal of the FORTH society. When he was presented with a little two-headed toy dragon, he was so impressed that he declared:
  
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 The plastic SWAP dragon had a notable property. It smelled surprisingly of strawberries! Unfortunately we cannot show that here. (So much for multimedia :-) Here a photo of the plastic trophy: The plastic SWAP dragon had a notable property. It smelled surprisingly of strawberries! Unfortunately we cannot show that here. (So much for multimedia :-) Here a photo of the plastic trophy:
  
-[a picture of the plastic Swap]+{{ :infos:plastic-swap.gif?400 ||a picture of the plastic Swap}}
  
    
  
-The Dragon council+===== The Dragon council ===== 
 Then it was realized, that it is a full task to find a person to honour – the Dragon council, consisting out of all former prize recipients was formed. They meet every year during the annual meeting of the FORTH society and deliberate over a new member to bestow the honour on. Last year’s prize winner has to contribute at least 3 serious suggestions. Then it was realized, that it is a full task to find a person to honour – the Dragon council, consisting out of all former prize recipients was formed. They meet every year during the annual meeting of the FORTH society and deliberate over a new member to bestow the honour on. Last year’s prize winner has to contribute at least 3 serious suggestions.
  
    
  
-The SWAP Dragon bronze sculpture+===== The SWAP Dragon bronze sculpture ===== 
 When it became clear that what was meant with this all, must be older than ten years, the work on a bronze sculpture began. Rolf Kretzschmar, former editor of Vierte Dimension and sculptor, created a wonderful SWAP dragon sculpture, that happily bites into the upper stack entry. Here a photo of the SWAP dragon in bronze: When it became clear that what was meant with this all, must be older than ten years, the work on a bronze sculpture began. Rolf Kretzschmar, former editor of Vierte Dimension and sculptor, created a wonderful SWAP dragon sculpture, that happily bites into the upper stack entry. Here a photo of the SWAP dragon in bronze:
  
- [a picture of The Swap +{{ :infos:swap-bronze.gif?400 |a picture of The Swap Bronze ©}}
-Bronze©+
  
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-The winners of the award+===== The winners of the award ===== 
 Custodian of the SWAP Dragon Custodian of the SWAP Dragon
-Year Name Annual meeting in +|Year|Name|Annual meeting in| 
-1986 Michael Kalus Buchholz/Nordheide +|1986|Michael Kalus|Buchholz/Nordheide| 
-1989 Heinz Schnitter Aachen +|1989|Heinz Schnitter|Aachen| 
-1990 Jörg Staben Frankfurt +|1990|Jörg Staben|Frankfurt| 
-1991 Klaus Schleisiek München +|1991|Klaus Schleisiek|München| 
-1992 Ulrike Schnitter Rostock +|1992|Ulrike Schnitter|Rostock| 
-1993 Jens Wilke Nürnberg +|1993|Jens Wilke|Nürnberg| 
-1994 Jörg Plewe Malente-Neukirchen +|1994|Jörg Plewe|Malente-Neukirchen| 
-1995 Friederich Prinz Berlin +|1995|Friederich Prinz|Berlin| 
-1996 Klaus Kohl Mittweida-Höfchen +|1996|Klaus Kohl|Mittweida-Höfchen| 
-1997 Ulrich Hoffmann Ludwigshafen +|1997|Ulrich Hoffmann|Ludwigshafen| 
-1998 Bernd Paysan Neukirchen-Vluyn +|1998|Bernd Paysan|Neukirchen-Vluyn| 
-1999 Fred Behringer Oberammergau +|1999|Fred Behringer|Oberammergau| 
-2000 Egmont Woitzel Hamburg +|2000|Egmont Woitzel|Hamburg| 
-2001 Martin Bitter Hamminkeln-Dingden +|2001|Martin Bitter|Hamminkeln-Dingden| 
-2002 Hans Eckes Garmisch-Partenkirchen +|2002|Hans Eckes|Garmisch-Partenkirchen| 
-2003 Thomas Beierlein Lambrecht +|2003|Thomas Beierlein|Lambrecht| 
-2004 Ewald Rieger Burg-Staaken (Fehmarn) +|2004|Ewald Rieger|Burg-Staaken (Fehmarn)| 
-2005 Johannes Reilhofer Krögis bei Meißen +|2005|Johannes Reilhofer|Krögis bei Meißen| 
-2006 Carsten Strotmann Witten (Ruhrgebiet) +|2006|Carsten Strotmann|Witten (Ruhrgebiet)| 
-2007 Anton Ertl Baden (Wien) +|2007|Anton Ertl|Baden (Wien)| 
-2008 Manfred Mahlow Kloster Roggenburg (Ulm) +|2008|Manfred Mahlow|Kloster Roggenburg (Ulm)| 
-2009 Stephen Pelc Neuenkirchen (bei Rheine) +|2009|Stephen Pelc|Neuenkirchen (bei Rheine)| 
-2010 Jörg Völker Rostock-Warnemünde +|2010|Jörg Völker|Rostock-Warnemünde| 
-2011 Friedel Amend Goslar +|2011|Friedel Amend|Goslar| 
-2012 Erich Wälde Beukenhof in Biezenmortel (NL) +|2012|Erich Wälde|Beukenhof in Biezenmortel (NL)| 
-2013 Gerald Wodni Garmisch-Partenkirchen +|2013|Gerald Wodni|Garmisch-Partenkirchen| 
-2014 Willi Stricker Bad Vöslau +|2014|Willi Stricker|Bad Vöslau
-© The Swap drawing and other drawings from Leo Brodie's Starting Forth are copyrighted by Forth, Inc.  +|2015|Karsten Roederer|Hannover| 
-© The Swap Bronze is an artwork done by Rolf Kretzschmar. +|2016|Thomas Prinz|Augsburg| 
-© The Forth-Shirt is an artwork done by Heinz Schnitter.  +|2017|Klaus Zobawa|Kalkar| 
-English translation by Sabine Bodzian.+ 
 +© The Swap drawing and other drawings from Leo Brodie's Starting Forth are copyrighted by Forth, Inc.\\ 
 +© The Swap Bronze is an artwork done by Rolf Kretzschmar.\\ 
 +© The Forth-Shirt is an artwork done by Heinz Schnitter.\\ 
 +English translation by Sabine Bodzian.\\
  
  
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