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From: Randomizer@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Turbo 4.0
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Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 01:58:27 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  9 01:58:27 1987
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This is a follow up to my earlier message about turbo 4.0

>extensive inline code. Turbo 4 does not support the 'external' statement
>anymore. It tells me to convert the external file to an .OBJ file to be linked
>or to convert it to a typed constant. This bothers me since my Mouse driver
>from mouse systems will no longer work.

This is not true -- there is a file called BinObj.exe on the distribution
disk that allows you to convert a binary file to .Obj
The mouse driver works fine, the implementation of a external procedure
is (example):
    mouseTp(Var m1,m2,m3,m4 : integer); external;
    {$L mouse.obj}

>The microcalc/graphics -- disk contains a lot of DEMO source --- it also
>contains misc. fonts etc... I don't know what I need or don't need.
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

There is a readme file on the distribution disk that explains what
each file does.

>there is a INCR() and DEC() function similar to 'C's  ++ statement.

 I ran a algorithm in the form:

        while i < 500000 do
        incr(i);

        verses    while i < 500000 do
                  i := i + 1;

 On my turbo xt-clone the incr() algorithm ran 3 seconds faster.
 .........................



randomizer@cup.portal.com

Just my opinions -- a first look.