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From: milne@ics.uci.edu (Alastair Milne)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Pascal on Mac
Keywords: think pascal 3.0 macintosh
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Date: 2 Apr 91 06:33:29 GMT
References: <1991Mar28.211620.11901@bnlux1.bnl.gov> <1991Mar29.023857.17000@neon.Stanford.EDU> <1991Mar29.062909.27683@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
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In <1991Mar29.062909.27683@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> eldred@rrunner.jpl.nasa.gov (Dan Eldred) writes:
>Borland *DID* sell Turbo-Pascal for the mac a while back--about 4
>years ago.  I don't they ever sold anything past version 1.1, which
>doesn't work under multinder.  Nevertheless, Turbo-Pascal was pretty
>darn good, and I am mystified why they chose to not maintain it.

   Crikey, has it been that long??

   It's not quite right that it doesn't work under Multifinder -- 
   what it doesn't do properly under Multifinder is execute newly
   compiled programs internally.  However, that never much bothered me.
   If multifinder is going to cause the problem, use Multifinder to 
   cure it: compile to disc, keep your source file window(s) out of the way,
   and double-click on the newly created program file.

   Compiler directives are supplied both to specify the file from which
   to grab resources, and to set creator and file-type strings.

   As you say, it has a number of qualities.  Among other things,
   it's the fastest text editor for full-sized files I've yet found for the 
   Mac (barring its irritating habit of redrawing a whole window just because
   you resized it).  Monospaced, with auto-indentation, etc.

   I agree: why they haven't bothered to keep it up is a mystery.


   Alastair Milne