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From: phil@ingr.com (Phil Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Modula-2 again.
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Date: 1 Sep 89 22:12:55 GMT
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OHA101%URIACC.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (F. Michael Theilig) writes:


> Various people suggesed avoiding TDI and suggested M2Sprint.

I cannot comment on M2Sprint haveing never used it, but I did work with the
TDI and Benchmark Modula-2 compilers before buying the Benchmark compiler.

> Who makes M2Sprint?  In ever catalogue I can find, they sell Benchmark
> and that's about it.  Are Benchmark, M2Sprint, and M2Amiga all Modula-2
> packages and are they from different publishers?

They are from different software houses.  Benchmark Modula-2 is developed and
sold by Avant Garde software in Plano, Texas (I think it is Plano-at least
around Dallas) the author is Leon Frenkle, who is available (and willing) to 
answer questions.  I recommend the Benchmark products highly.  I have two
application running now that were written with the Benchmark system.  One
product is a 50,000 card rolodex-type system with both text and graphics
display suypport.  It has been running for 8 months without a complaint for
the customer.  The development took approximately three weeks from requirement
definition to ALPHA run.  Two more weeks were required to fine tune the
system and move from ALPHA to release.  Without the Benchmark system it would
have probably taken months.

>     Also, could anyone inform me why Turbo Pascal is available for the
> ST and not the Amiga?

Send this question to Phillipe Kann.  He originally promised Turbo on the
Amiga but did not deliver.  He was pressed later about the original commitment
and for a second time publicly promised Amiga Turbo.  As far as I can see
Kann's promises are as aberrant as his Pascal.


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