Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!helios!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!seismo!uunet!ns-mx!iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!ispd-newsserver!ism.isc.com!ico!onecom!isis!pbloux From: pbloux@isis.cs.du.edu (Paul B. Loux) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Message-ID: <1991Feb23.032456.7071@isis.cs.du.edu> Date: 23 Feb 91 03:24:56 GMT Organization: Nyx -- Public access Unix, U. of Denver, dept. of Math/CS Lines: 36 Stony Brook QuickMod compiler costs $95. You can upgrade later to the full optimizing compiler for another $200. With QuickMod you get the whole environment and the ability to generate .EXE's. Add the OptComp and you add calling interface to Microsoft Windows SDK, a profiler, and the ability to link in foreign objects and so forth. But the QM is a real decent product all by itself. It produces code twice as fast as Turbo Pascal 6.0; the OptComp is no doubt quite faster, but I can't represent it as I have yet to get it. The implementation is quite nice, the editor is ok, the environment is useful and a whole lot more attractive than Turbo Pascal. Sorry, but I have no idea how it compares to JPI, but there was a BYTE article some years back that compared them and the name Stony Brook stuck, and my research led me to pursue it. They will send you a detailed product brochure free from a 1-800 number. Debugger comes with QuickMod, and it is nice. Library has some nice abstract functions, but their platform-independent philosophy does keep you a bit away from the OS and hardware. But great tools for adding your own idea of low level support. I have moved code from a 68000 environment and am surprised how little work it is to get it running on QM. Library source is available. When I got it, they also gave you a coupon whereby you can buy the object-only version of an extensive third party library for $7.00. Source available for $150. I am giving it serious consideration. But to get really extensive graphics library support you're going to spend some real money, like $400. The Windows SDK is another $300 (as always). Subject: Re: What price, QuickMod? Summary: Expires: References: <3505@dali> Sender: Reply-To: pbloux@isis.UUCP (Paul B. Loux) Followup-To: Distribution: usa Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver Keywords: