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From: 6600sirt@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Mike O'Brien)
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Subject: Re: TP 6.0
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Date: 19 Nov 90 18:38:58 GMT
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From article <1990Nov19.133015.15615@wpi.WPI.EDU>, by kevdavis@wpi.WPI.EDU (Kevin S. Davis):
> I guess I must have missed something in the newsgroup, but has TP6.0 been 
> released yet?
>
Yes.
 
I upgraded to TP Professional 6.0, and the cost was about $100 with
shipping.  And I must say, it was worth every penny!

Here are the new features of 6.0:
     - New "private" keyword can enforce data hiding
     - In-line assembly code supported with built-in assembler
     - Better integrated environment (like TC++)
     - TurboVision (see below)
     - Better manuals (see below)

TurboVision is a set of objects that can be used to very easily
create sophisticated windowing interfaces.  The integrated
environment that comes with TC++ and TP6 is a good example... it
was created with TurboVision.

Instead of two bulky manuals, there are now four smaller ones that
are bound in such a way that once you open them, they lie flat on
your desk and don't try to close themselves.  The new manuals are:
Users' Guide, Programmers' Guide, Library Reference, and TurboVision
Reference.  The Users' Guide is much the same as previous Users'
Guides, but it is somewhat easier reading and has some good example
programs in it.  The Library Reference seems pretty small, but it is
complete.  I suppose a few more example programs would have fattened
it up.  Overall, the manuals are great, but you won't use them as
much as the TP5 manuals because the new on-line help is so much more
extensive.

Overall, it is a great product, and I'm very happy to see that
Borland is not letting its other languages (like Pascal) slide while
devoting all its time to C (like some companies do).

By the way, my first test of TP6 was to compile a 6500-line TP5.0
program with it.  This program is broken up into many units, and
uses just about every feature of TP5.0.  It compiled and ran without
a hitch, and the EXE file was actually smaller than the old EXE.
I couldn't detect any difference in execution speed.

 -- Mike