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From: lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Raymond Lang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Orca/M upgrades (was Orca pascal upgrades or something)
Message-ID: <5461@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
Date: 17 Dec 90 00:10:41 GMT
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In <90350.042801AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET> AABENSON@MTUS5.BITNET writes:

>What's the scoop on the new Orca/M upgrades?  I didn't get my upgrade offer
>yet -- well, maybe I did, but it's probably at home and not here.

If all you want is the upgrade for Orca/M, it's $10. However, you can buy
the upgrade and the upgraded Orca/Disassembler for $30. The disassembler
by itself has a list price of $49.95 (although Programs Plus lists it
for $32). Shipping and handling is free in North America.

Here are some of the features of Orca/M v1.1.7

o  the CATALOG command puts a '+' before files with resource forks

o  COPY command can handle resource forks

o  editor can import files with non-ASCII characters, including
   debug characters from PRIZM

o  latest version of ZapLink (1.2.3) is included with the upgrade

o  ZapLink's symbol table has been improved

o  MacGen has been rewritten, doubling its speed. MacGen now supports
   input files > 64K; recognizes tab characters in input files; supports
   OMF 2.0 files and skips ExpressLoad headers, making it compatible with
   ZapLink.

I'd like to hear from someone who's used the Disassembler. Is it worth
the $20 over the price of the assembler upgrade? Have you found it useful?

Thanks,

Ray
lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu