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From: csaron@garnet.berkeley.edu (Aron Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: MacPascal 2.1 with System 6.0
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Date: 26 Jul 88 18:08:19 GMT
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Can Macintosh Pascal (version 2.1) be used without unusual problems under 
the latest Apple system software release (System Tools 6.0)?  

In Don Crabb's inaugural column in Byte (August 1988, p. 125), he mentions
that:

  "Almost as soon as the System Tools 5.0 was installed, we started
   having serious problems with MacPascal 2.1 (the latest version).  
   Program files became corrupted, printing failed, working programs 
   refused to run, and so on."

Mr. Crabb's column does not discuss whether these problems persisted when
using MacPascal with System Tools 6.0, because at the time his article
was written he had access only to beta versions of the 6.0 release.

Macintosh Pascal 2.1 is heavily used by classes in our microcomputer
facility.  We are contemplating the (for us) precipitous upgrade from
System 3.2/Finder 5.3 to System Tools 6.0 (System 6.0/Finder 6.1), and are
concerned that we may encounter the problems that Don Crabb describes. 

We have performed our own rudimentary tests and have not yet directly 
encountered any significant problems with MacPascal in combination with
the 6.0 system release.  However, we would like to hear from others who
are using Macintosh Pascal 2.1 with System 6.0, either on a standalone
basis or in combination with network file server software such as
AppleShare or Waterloo MacJANET.  If you are using Macintosh Pascal
with the System Tools 6.0 distribution, I would like to ask that you
share your experiences with us by sending email to the address below.  
We will summarize your responses to the net.

(Symantec/THINK is currently still in the process of taking over
Macintosh Pascal from Apple, and apparently does not yet have a
technical support structure in place.  We have been told by THINK that
their first MacPascal tech support meeting may take place later this
week.)

   Aron Roberts  Tolman Microcomputer Facility     
                 1535 Tolman Hall, University of California
                 Berkeley, CA 94720  (415) 642-2251
                 csaron@garnet.Berkeley.EDU   CSARON@UCBCMSA.BITNET
                 (will change soon to:  aron@garnet.Berkeley.EDU
		                  and:  ARONR@UCBCMSA.BITNET)
   Aron Roberts  Tolman Microcomputer Facility     
                 1535 Tolman Hall, University of California
                 Berkeley, CA 94720  (415) 642-2251
                 csaron@garnet.Berkeley.EDU   CSARON@UCBCMSA.BITNET