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From: ifarqhar@mqccsunc.mqcc.mq.OZ (Ian Farquhar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Aztec and Lattice. Do they suck? (Really: Turbo Pascal)
Keywords: consumer law
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Date: 18 Dec 89 11:23:42 GMT
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In article <32343@auc.UUCP> rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks) writes:
>In article <610@bmers58.UUCP< keithh@atreus.UUCP (Keith Hanlan) writes:
><In article 840445m@aucs.UUCP (Alan McKay) writes:
><>In article <4017@vax1.tcd.ie> rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie writes:
><>>
><>>... there is no chance whatsoever of Turbo C being ported, Borland
><>>do only MS-DOS stuff.
><>>
><>Actually, they also do MacIntosh as well, so I am optimistic that they will
><>wake up some day and do the port.
><
><	It's been a while since I've heard this but the story I heard is
><	that Borland actually did a lot of the port but shelved it when CBM
><	pissed them off. Is there any truth to this?
>
Interesting, that is one rumor that I had not heard, and I thought that
I'd heard them all.

Anyway, many people may recall that the original AmigaWorld (Issue one,
I think) carried an article for Amiga Turbo Pascal, coming soon.

Now, I don't know about US consumer law, but under the Australian Trade
Practices Act this is misrepresentation, and an offense (ie. false
advertising).  Are there any legal people out there willing to comment
on the US situation?  I strongly suspect that there would be similar
consumer protection laws operating over there.

And if so... perhaps somebody should tell Borland.

Disclaimer:
"My opinions are my own!"

Ian Farquhar
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia.



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