Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mcvax!unido!rmi!zentrale From: zentrale@rmi.UUCP (RMI Net) Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal Subject: Turbo Pascal 4.0 Message-ID: <739@rmi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 22-Sep-87 06:11:26 EDT Article-I.D.: rmi.739 Posted: Tue Sep 22 06:11:26 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 00:38:06 EDT Reply-To: zentrale@rmi.UUCP (RMI Net) Organization: RMI Net, Aachen, W.Germany Lines: 89 Keywords: BORLAND TURBO PASCAL UPGRADE TOOLBOX Borland SIG - CompuServe: ========================= quote Wednesday, September 9 TURBO PASCAL V.4 PRESS RELEASE! - Version 4 of Turbo Pascal is scheduled for release in October! To read a press release giving many details about this product, please download TP4.RLS from Data Library 3. TURBO PASCAL V.4 ONLINE CONFERENCE You are invited to an online conference about Turbo Pascal version 4! It's your big chance to talk directly to: Anders the compiler writer; Mike and Pat the editor and user-interface specialists; Joe, John and Chris, the Toolboxers; Date: Tuesday, Sep 29, 1987 Time: 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time Place: The CompuServe Convention Center (tm) (GO CONVENTION) If you like, you may submit questions in advance by addressing EasyPlex messages (GO EASY) to conference moderator Larry Kraft 76703,764. Wednesday, Sep 9, 1987 BORLAND CELEBRATES FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF TURBO PASCAL; VERSION 4.0 BREAKS 64K BARRIER, EXTENDS DEVELOPMENT HORIZONS BETHESDA, Md.--More than 750,000 users of Turbo Pascal can now compile programs faster and build larger programs with Turbo Pascal 4.0. With version 4.0, Turbo Pascal goes beyond the 64K barrier on program size. The new package offers compile speeds of 27,000 lines per minute on an 8 MHz AT and separate compilation using units. With Turbo Pascal 4.0's speed, permissible program size and separate compilation, developers can handle a new range of complex applications. Borland International President Philippe Kahn will unveil Turbo Pascal 4.0 to members of the Capital PC Users Group this evening at the group's general meeting in Bethesda, Maryland. (Founded in 1982, the Capital PC Users Group has 5,500 members.) Turbo Pascal, and its companion developer's library containing the full complement of Turbo Pascal Toolboxes, will be available beginning in October. "Turbo Pascal 4.0 is a language that programmers can start with and stay with for complex applications development," said Kahn. Additional features of the new version include better code generation, a device-independent graphics system, a command-line version of the compiler, interactive error detection and location, and the trademark Borland integrated development environment with pull-down menus and built-in editor. Turbo Pascal 4.0 supports the Jensen and Wirth standard data types. With Turbo Pascal's support of .OBJ files, separate compilation via units and smart linking, Borland paves the way for future OS/2 products. The hallmarks of a modern compiler, these features will allow users to make a smooth transition to the new operating system. Turbo Pascal 4.0 will retain the product's current price of $99.95. Borland will continue to support development teams currently using Turbo Pascal 3.0 by offering that version at a reduced price of $69.95. Version 4.0 will be available through distributors and dealers worldwide, while Turbo Pascal 3.0 will be available direct from Borland. As part of a special offer, registered Turbo Pascal owners can upgrade to version 4.0 for $39.95 plus $5 shipping and handling until November 30, 1987. The upgrade is available direct from Borland, and will include version 4.0 software and the product's new manual. As part of the special offer, the entire Developer's Library will be available direct form Borland to registered owners of Turbo Pascal or the Turbo Pascal Toolboxes. The Turbo Pascal 4.0 Developer's Library includes Turbo Pascal 4.0 versions of the Turbo Tutor, and Turbo Pascal Database, Editor, Numerical Methods, Graphix and Gameworks Toolboxes. A retail value of over $550, the entire library will be available direct from Borland for $150 until November 30, 1987. Borland will also extend a special price for the Turbo Pascal 4.0 Developer's Library, to be available through retail channels at $395. Turbo Pascal 4.0 for the IBM family of personal computers and IBM compatibles requires 256K for the command-line verison of the compiler (384K for the integrated environment version) and PC/MS-DOS v. 2.0 or later. Borland International, Inc., located in Scotts Valley, Calif., was founded in 1983 to develop and market microcomputer software products that match power with ease of learning and use. Today the company offers a wide range of business applications and developer's tools, including Turbo Pascal, Turbo Prolog, Turbo Basic and Turbo C. unquote