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From: gjb@unirot.UUCP (Greg Brail)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac,net.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Pascal compilers for the Mac?
Message-ID: <257@unirot.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 22-Dec-85 03:42:56 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 22 03:42:56 1985
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Organization: The Soup Kitchen, Piscataway NJ
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Keywords: macintosh mac pascal compiler


	In response to my query about Pascal compilers for the Mac, I
received several responses, all of which recommended one compiler,
the MacLanguage series, from:

	TML Systems
	PO Box. 361626
	Melbourne, FL  32936
	(305) 242-1873

	For  $99.95  +  $5.00  shipping,  the compiler  is claimed to
	produce real object code or  Apple MDS  assembler output, has
	full toolbox support, and will  create desk  accessories.  It
	compiles at 1000 lines/minute, and  is said  to be compatible
	with Mac and Lisa Pascal,  although someone  claimed this was
	not  entirely  true.    It  also supports  "3D QuickDraw" and
	"Macintalk speech synthesis," according to one user.

	As far as benchmarks are comcerned, another user claimed that
	it  compiles  about as  fast as  MegaMax or  Consulair C, and
	produces about the same size code, and runs at about the same
	speed.  However, the floating  point benchmark,  which ran in
	268.22 seconds on Aztec C (the fastest C) ran  in 149.03 sec.
	in TML Pascal, and the QuickSort ran in 18 sec, while most Cs
	clocked in at over 60.

	The  program  comes  with  MDS  Edit, MDS  linker, a resource
	editor  (resedit),  sample  sources, and  about 400  pgs.  of
	documentation  (which  has no  index.)   It also  has no copy
	protection or secondaryt licensing fees.

	This sounds like a good product which is worth the money.  So
	far, no one has mentioned  any serious  shortcomings or bugs.
	I think I might buy a copy.

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	As  usual, I have absolutely nothing to do with TML Systems.
I'm just telling you what I heard.

					-Greg
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