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From: josef@ugun21.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Fate of Turbo Modula 2 ?
Message-ID: <17700009@ugun21>
Date: 18 Jan 89 11:30:00 GMT
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Nf-From: ugun21.UUCP!josef    Jan 18 12:30:00 1989



gonnason@eneli.uucp.UUCP writes:

>    I was wondering if anyone on USENET knows anything about the fate of 
>Echelon and/or the Turbo Modula 2 compiler they used to sell.  I own a 
>copy of the compiler for my SB180 (purchased through MicroMint), and it 
>seems I have another orphan.

>    Does anyone know who 'owns' the rights to Turbo Modula 2 ???  And, 
>is it possible to get any information about bug fixes/updates ???  Also, 
>I'd like to find documentation on the additional two BIOS calls in the 
>new BIOS version (3.2, ZRDOS version 1.7) that came packaged with the 
>compiler.  It seems the new calls are there for allocating/releasing 
>unused chunks of the RAM disk, but I can't confirm this.  Any ideas?  
>Please MAIL replies - I'll summarize and post if enough interest is 
>expressed, but I think this is a low interest topic!

1. As far as I know, Micromit (Vernon, CT: (203) 871-6170) now 'owns'
   TM-2 (Ref.: Ken Davidson)
2. I use TM-2 on an SB180FX, it allocates-frees RAM disk blocks
   automatically to load modules into.

		Josef Moellers

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