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From: jg108@umd5.umd.edu (Martin Walser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Borland (was Calc programs)
Summary: What *I* see wrong in Turbo Pascal
Keywords: User Hostile
Message-ID: <5636@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 17 Nov 89 06:14:48 GMT
References: <12542856940.20.B.BSK@Macbeth.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: jg108@umd5.umd.edu (Martin Walser)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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>> I would go further and suggest that any Borland product for the Mac is
>> unlikely to be worthwhile.  Certainly Turbo Pascal is not.

>What's wrong with Turbo Pascal?  I use it for all kinds of programming from
>simulations to full Mac style interfaces.  Am I missing something?  I love
>the fast compile time and it's pretty good at recovering from fairly serious
>crashes through macsbug.  So far it's been compatible with every system
>update I've installed.  What's the problem?                                     
>Brian Keller                                                     

IMHO, I have to agree with the former statement. Program itself is not terrible
BUT, it IS user hostile as far as Mac interface is concerned. It looks like 
Borland merely ported it straight from the PC without taking advantage of what
can be accomplished with the Mac interface. I'm not crazy about it. A friend
of mine suggested buying Lightspeed Pascal which he says is much more user-
friendly and easier to use even. I don't know, but I trust his judgement. He's
really serious about his MacComputing and I trust his judgement highly. (oh,
btw, NEITHER of us is affiliated with anything useful so this isn't a PR push.
8^) ). I'm still trying to figure out how to use UnitMover and Rmaker right.
(I just recently purchased Turbo 1.1) Oooh and that MANUAL... BLECH! 

Martin (jg108@umd5.umd.edu)  ...just one man's humble opinion.