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From: jmh@coyote.uucp (John Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: Search for FST compiler
Message-ID: <1990Dec15.201218.7478@coyote.uucp>
Date: 15 Dec 90 20:12:18 GMT
References: <1990Dec14.035026.6022@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
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In article <1990Dec14.035026.6022@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> sbl@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Stacy B. Lacy) writes:
>I am sorry if this has been asked before but I am fairly new to the group.
>
>I have heard a lot about the FST compiler and I would like to know where
>I can obtain it in the US.  Preferable would be a shareware company address
>or anonymous ftp.  (I would like to order the disks from a company rather than
>pay a high phone bill.)  The system I have is a 286, 16Mhz, with DOS 3.31 if 
>that makes a lot of difference.
>
>Thanks in advance!
[billboard-style .sig deleted... :-) ]


As a long-time user of the FST compiler, I was rather dismayed to find that
the FST BBS machine no longer seems to answer the phone, but I haven't
tried recently, nor have I attempted to write to Roger Carvalho (Mr. FST)
to see what's up.

Anyway... the most recent address I have is:

Fitted Software Tools
P.O. Box 867403
Plano, TX 75086

the BBS number was: (214) 517-4629

There was also a BIX conference for FST, but I don't know the fate of
that, either.

If you try to contact Roger at the above address and get no response, then
there are a couple of BBS's here in Tucson that carry the compiler. One
of these is Bigfoot (don't ask me...I don't name 'em...) at:
(602) 886-7943. Unfortunately, they do require validation. I also seem
to recall seeing it on JDR Microdevices BBS at (408) 559-0253, but I
don't know if it's version 2.0 or later (or even if I actually saw
it there... so much software, so little time..).

If you have a unique situation that prevents you from obtaining the
compiler through 'normal' means, e-mail me and I'll see about
arranging to set you up with the shareware distribution kit (sorry,
I can't let the library sources out, that's what the reg. buys).
The compiler only runs on PeeCee's, it doesn't know about 386 flavor
processors, and, no, I don't have the sources to the compiler proper
(I wish I did, God knows I bugged Roger about it enough...).

As an alternative, if someone would be good enough to e-mail me with details
on posting etiquette for alt.sources, it might be easier just to post
the whole thing for everyone to share.


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