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From: jazzman@claris.com (Sydney R. Polk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Programming Languages on the II
Message-ID: <10338@claris.com>
Date: 24 Jun 89 01:22:59 GMT
References: <1910@dogie.macc.wisc.edu>
Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
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From article <1910@dogie.macc.wisc.edu>, by lipo@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Patrick Lipo):
> Greetings.
> I am new to the Net and to programming the II and am wondering
> if anyone out there has any recommendations for good compilers
> for my IIgs.  I would like to look into versions of C, Pascal
> and assembly.  Thanks.

We used ORCA and APW for awhile, but now we use MPW Cross Developement
on the Mac.  I've heard that TML Pascal is pretty good, but I wouldn't
know.

Also, if your programs need speed, go with assembly.  While it is possible
to write a really fast compiler on this machine, it is really painful and
it hasn't been done.

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