Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixa.cc.columbia.edu!cmm1 From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Oberon compiler package Message-ID: <1990Dec13.215747.12966@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 13 Dec 90 21:57:47 GMT References: Sender: news@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Daily News) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 34 In article horneff@ikki.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Martin Horneffer) writes: >genie@zephyr.dsir.govt.nz (Mark Stephens) writes: > >>Has anyone out there actually bought the real thing? Care to comment? > >Yes. I did. >It's a nice thing. The compiler makes fast and compact code. It allows >easy access to all the Amiga's libraries, devices, hardware, ... >It uses the standard A/BLink compatible object-format, so you can >mix C-, Oberon- and Assembler Code in one program. >You can easily make your own libraries, devices, etc without using >any Assembler-code. > >>Where can I get it and how much does it cost ? (The package contains a >>snail-mail address, but I'd prefer to find out electronically because it's >>more fun, and because I'm too lazy to write a letter :-) > >Well, I think you HAVE to use snail-mail... >But I'm sure there is an English Version of the Compiler. I'm not sure about the Amiga, BUT I know Oberon is available in English for the Mac. I also remember that it is FREE. You just need to mail the authors (in Switzerland if I remember correctly). Nice little (well, not so little) package. Cheers, Chris ------------------------------+--------------------------- Chris Mauritz |D{r det finns en |l, finns cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu |det en plan! (c)All rights reserved. | Send flames to /dev/null | ------------------------------+---------------------------