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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Modula2
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Date: 11 Sep 89 23:53:57 GMT
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J.J. Lehett asks:
>    Just a general question before I begin downloading the Modula-2
>compiler...is there any English doc's to it... I know Pascal well, and some
>Modula-2 experience but not a lot....is it worthwhile for me to get this
>program?

No... the recent mailing of the new Version 1.4 of the German Modula 2
compiler actually doesn't contain any documentation about Modula.  You'll
need a good text book on the language.  There *is* a 30K "ReadMe" file,
but it (as well as the Copyright notice file) is in German.
 
The distribution looks VERY complete though, with some extensive libraries.
You'll need to use ZOO.TTP to uncompress the file after UUDECODing it,
and be sure to use the  X//  command to automatically create all the
sub-directoried on the destination disk.  Because of the size of the final
disk with all the folders and files, you'll need at least 2 DS drives, or
one DS drive and a RAMdisk to unZOO everything (if you've got a Hard Drive...
nevermind..!  :)
 
BobR