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From: jabernathy@pro-europa.cts.com (Joe Abernathy)
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Subject: Re: Recommendations for ][gs compilers?
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Date: 20 Aug 89 09:26:18 GMT
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Comment to message from: navajo.cis.ohio-state.edu!stern@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (jeffrey a stern)

For low-level to high-intermediate programming, use Micol Advanced BASIC. It's
nearly as fast as assembly for most tasks, and much easier in which to write.
If you like assembly language, Merlin Plus is a little nicer than ORCA/M. If
you are comfortable with sophisticated memory management, including data
structure design and pointers -- or if you don't mind learning -- get ORCA/C.
It's really the nicest compiler available today for the Apple II.

Avoid all TML products for now. In two months, TML Pascal II should be
available, and it promises to be a real innovator. But this is now, and the
current TML languages are shot full of holes, beginning with an
incompatibility with the current ProDOS.

Joe Abernathy

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