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From: steve@robobar.co.uk (Steve Bleazard)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: JPI
Message-ID: <1990May8.072319.26065@robobar.co.uk>
Date: 8 May 90 07:23:19 GMT
References: <4767.263B00CE@puddle.fidonet.org>
Organization: Robobar Ltd., Perivale, Middx., ENGLAND.
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In article <4767.263B00CE@puddle.fidonet.org> Mark.Bacas@f16.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Mark Bacas) writes:
> Has anyone recieved their upgrade letter from JPI to get the new Modula-2 ver 
> 2.  Also, someone might want to post some of the major enhancements for the 
> fellow Modula-2 programmers.  Thanks
> 
Here is a brief list of the new features.

	* Multi-language support.  This allows C and Modula-2 to be
	  combined in the same program "seamlessly"

	* Optimizer improvement.  I believe the optimizer has been taken
	  from Topspeed C.

	* Object oriented extentions.  CLASS, VIRTUAL and SELF keywords
	  have been added.

	* User environment improvements.

	* Library improvements.  Including mouse support, extra graphics
	  functions, more string routines and access to C libraries.

	* Compiler pragma.  Similar to C's #pragma, allowing control
	  over the compilers code generation etc.

	* DLL's: DOS Dynamic linked libraries, like OS/2

	* Improved VID to allow debugging of C and Modula-2.

	* Microsoft Windows support.


   Disclaimer: 

     I have no association with JPI other than being a Beta tester for a
     number of there products.

Steve.
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