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From: c0037544@cc.nu.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Abacus Software
Message-ID: <1964.271046c1@cc.nu.oz.au>
Date: 7 Oct 90 23:28:33 GMT
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I would just like to add my comments on the current topic of Abacus software.
I bought Super Pascal 128 after a few months into the year, for the price of
$86 Australian dollars (Yes, that's how much it costs here!). After having a
look through the manual, I knew that I was going to be disappointed (I mean,
line numbers?! Come on, Abacus!). Then after using it I discovered many other
things that I did not like about their implementation. Not long ago, I decided
to write to Abacus Software in America and complain about how poor I thought
this product was. Then, last week I recieved a nice letter from Abacus
addressing some of the points I had mentioned. They also sent me Super C 128,
and another program as a gift. However, Super C, although implemented better
than Super Pascal, has a number of irritating points also. And neither of them
allow programs to be run independently of the package!
I do not have the BASIC 128 compiler, but all I have read of it is good reviews.
I also have seen some of the Abacus books, and they seem to be quite good. Their
customer support is certainly very good. It is a shame that their language
compilers don't come up to scratch!

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| c0037544@cc.nu.oz.au | Department of Computer Science  (Undergrad)	      |
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