Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ptsfa!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!tikal!bobc From: bobc@tikal.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: MPW Pascal versus Lightspeed Pascal: worth it? Message-ID: <734@tikal.Teltone.COM> Date: Wed, 3-Jun-87 20:44:05 EDT Article-I.D.: tikal.734 Posted: Wed Jun 3 20:44:05 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jun-87 06:09:13 EDT References: Reply-To: bobc@tikal.UUCP (Bob Campbell) Organization: Teltone Corp., Kirkland, WA Lines: 38 I have never used Lightspeed Pascal and so I can not speak to MPW Pascal versus Lightspeed Pascal. I do use MPW, and would not consider using any thing less powerful. First I must admit that I do a lot of unix programming and Makefiles and scripts do not scare me. I have not seen any other system that has all of the functions of MPW. I do not like using a editor with less features then MPW (even unix "vi", VMS "edt", pale in comparision EMACS might compete, but I have never spent the time to learn to use it). Should very one use MPW? most likely not. I will admit that I am a `power user' when it comes to MPW, and can use most of it's features to my advantage. The number of MPW features that I use would take a while to list, the ability to write scripts is there, as is the ability to add commands to menus, rez is much better then RMaker, MPW also fits my style of programming, I can mix code between Assembler, C, Modula-2 and Pascal with out to much effort. (Product Plug) I really like the TML Modula-2 compiler (but then I should I did it), and in a lot of places I wrote the glue code in assembler and then created a Modula-2 interface to it (there are some things that are just a pain in a HLL). The MPW assembler is the best assembler that I have seen in a long time (not since the IBM 360/370 assembler G and the PDP-11 Macro-11). I short I just felt that MPW should have a few cheers from us people who use it. (Even if it does not relate to the Light Speed Pascal, vs MPW Pascal debate). Thank You Apple for developing MPW. Bob Campbell For a while longer (till June 11). Teltone Corporation 18520 - 66th AVE NE P.O. Box 657 Seattle, WA 98155 Kirkland, WA 98033 bobc@tikal.teltone.com {amc,dataio,fluke,hplsla,sunup,uw-beaver}!tikal!bobc tikal!bobc@beaver.cs.washington.EDU