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Subject: Re: Adapting mainframe programs to the micro....help!!
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Date: Tue, 10-Mar-87 15:52:13 EST
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Summary: micro pascal compiler recomendation

In article <7748@utzoo.UUCP>, jackson@utzoo.UUCP (Don Jackson) writes:
> 
> I have a series of programs implemented on a PDP-10 and CDC/CYBER which I need
> to  get  to  run  on an IBM-AT. At present I do not have a Pascal compiler and
> want to get one. I would like to obtain one with the greater  syntax  compata-
> bility with the mainframe compiler but don't know which of the many micro ver-
> sions to choose from. Any advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> -- 
> Name:   Don Jackson
> Mail:   Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto
>         Toronto, Ontario, Canada    M5S 1A1
> UUCP:   {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!jackson


I would recommend Professional Pascal from MetaWare of Santa Cruz,
California.  The compiler is extremely flexible, supports the ansi
standard as a subset, and produces extremely good code.  Main drawback
is price (~$600).  

Syntactically there should be a fairly high amount of compatibility
between Pascal compilers in general.  Where they differ is in the
implementation of extensions.  What I would recommend doing is 
writing an interface module to make the extensions of the compiler 
you end up using look more like those on your mainframes.

good luck,

Archer Sully

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