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From: archer@elysium.SGI.COM (Archer Sully)
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Subject: Re: Turbo Pascal 4.0 (Upgrades)
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Date: Thu, 29-Oct-87 19:25:28 EST
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In article <397NU113738@NDSUVM1>, NU113738@NDSUVM1.BITNET writes:
> I also, just received the offer from bordland for the v4.0 upgrade.
> It looks like it has some impressive features.  With online help, and
> user interactive pull down windows, it should be easy to use.   I am
> an avid fan of turbo pascal.  The only option I wonder about is the
> "high degree of compatibility with 3.0".  Just what is high compatibility.
>      
	Typically, high compatibility means that it will accept  
	the same input language.  That means that Borland probably
	maintained a lot of Turbo's well known extensions to 
	Pascal.  Most likely they're pretty sure that most everything
	will compile, but they don't want to commit to it.

> Also, does anyone know if bordland has a modula-2 compiler ?  I asked on the
> other modula-2 conf and no one has responded.
	
	Last I heard Turbo-Modula-2 hit a snag because the initial
	designed wasn't 'Borlandized'.  Just what was wrong with
	it I don't know.  There will probably be one eventually,
	but it probably will be released with warning.
>      
> Jeff
> -- A profound saying means everything or nothing depending on what
>    you read into it. --


archer