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From: samlb@well.UUCP (Samuel B. Bassett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.lang.pascal,comp.lang.c
Subject: Power System gripe
Message-ID: <4183@well.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 10-Oct-87 01:59:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: well.4183
Posted: Sat Oct 10 01:59:17 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Oct-87 04:03:29 EDT
References: <150@nancy.UUCP>
Reply-To: samlb@well.UUCP (Samuel B. Bassett)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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Summary: De gustibus nil nisi hocum
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In article <150@nancy.UUCP> koster@msudoc.UUCP writes:
>[Garf!] ... worst user interface ... I know that I couldn't stand
>programming in their language ... you might try Modula-2 from TDI.

***SIGH***

	This is a very common criticism of the p-System, from people who
grew up using something else -- reminds me of the religious wars about
which Editor (vi, ed, emacs, WordStar, what-have-you) is best . . .

	The guy _did_ ask for UCSD-compatible, after all.  A lot of people
_do_ like it.
	I can't speak for the ST implementation, but I do know that the
PC implementation has a facility for transferring files from the p-System
to DOS and back.

	Incidentally, files compiled on the ST will run on the PC, Apple, and
several other machines with no trouble . . .

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Disclaimer:  I have no financial ties with Pecan (thank God), but I _am_ the
	current Chaircritter of the UCSD Pascal Users' Society (USUS).

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