Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!atha!aunro!ersys!mforget From: ersys!mforget@nro.cs.athabascau.ca (Michel Forget) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Question: Pascal for the ST? Message-ID: Date: 2 May 91 07:25:35 GMT References: <1991May3.134817.17871@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems, Edmonton, AB, Canada Lines: 27 > Personal Pascal - distributed by ICD. It is ok, but I would not pay full > price for it. It cannot accept procedures as parameters, a feature > which is heavily used in scientific code. It is a dated product, very > nice back in '87, not so nice now. It can sometimes be found in the > bargin bin for $30. You should also try to find a (used) copy of > Tacklebox ST, which extends Personal Pascal somewhat and provided > excellent documentation for ST programming (it is a good one to find > no matter what compiler you buy, although it was specifically designed > for use with Personal Pascal). I would just like to correct you on one point. Personal Pascal has been coninually upgraded since its release, and the bugs present in earlier versions have been corrected. You CAN pass procedures and functions as parameters now, and the in-code .RSC features now work better than ever. The current version is 2.05, and the program is far from "dated". I use it at home to write programs for my Computer Processing Class, which uses Turbo Pascal. I haven't seen Prospero Pascal yet, though, so I won't comment on it. Just out of curiosity, why would a British company last any longer than an American of Canadian company? ICD is a solid company that supports all of its products. They are also a thriving company. << ersys!mforget@nro.cs.athabascau.ca >> << or in the language that PEOPLE use >> << Michel Forget...:) >>