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Borland advertised TurboPascal in the very first AmigWorld, then they changed their minds and decided to shift their efforts to ANOTHER computer system rather than Amiga. I never thought Borland would be a vaporware company… Maybe eventually they'll come back and finish the job. (Don't hold your breath…)
If the local dealer has a bridgeboard, I'll test it with Turbo Pascal. Metacomco is a real pascal, not much in common with Turbo if you do anything fancy. I have been programming with Turbo for years and love it. Somewhere I read that a company is making a "Turbo…
Ken, Unknown on the release date for the 286 BridgeBoard…but you're probably right…the day you buy an 8088 bridge the 286 version will come out. I haven't tried Turbo Pascal on the Bridge, but there's no reason it shouldn't work. The Bridge is an 8088 driven IBM PC/XT clone run…
#Turbo/Ami Pascal, Bridge
Message #29336
I am an Amiga 2000 owner who is about to enter a Master's Degree program in Computer Science. My problem is this: Most of the programming assignments will require Turbo Pascal. Can anyone here compare for me Turbo Pascal to MetaComCo's, or to any other Amiga Pascal there may be.…
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MODULA2
Message #23539
Hi Michelle,well you'll find that with any compiler you buy…the manual maybe nice and thick,but they all expect that you do know how to program in whichever language. I'd recommend the book "A Seafarer's Manual and Shipyard Guide" by Edward J.Joyce,strange title I know,but most informative for a *NEW* Modula-2…
Steve, In C, if you declare a static variable within a module (vs a declaration within a function)…they are 'visible' to any function within that module, but 'invisible' to any functions outside that module. If you declare a static variable within a function, it is 'visible' only within that function…
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#Static Data Structures
Message #18245
Modula-2 also have "static" variables, but they are global within a module. They may not be as handy as C's "static" but they're practically as good. I don't really see any significant difference. – Steve –
#17722-
Static Data Structures
Message #18244
Yes, compiletime initialization does save you code space. If you look at the code generated to assign a value to a variable, you'll see that it's at least a few instructions. That can be eliminated by compiletime initialization. – Steve –
#17442-
Termination Code
Message #18243
Sure you can implement exception handling in C. But you don't have the nicety of M2's automatic execution of initialization section. Also, to implement the exception handling code, you should be familiar with the structure of the machine code produced by your C compiler. – Steve –
#17940-
Modula-2 question
Message #18237
Try a regular file open where the filename is "SER:". – Steve –
But it makes those "Have I been through here before?" or "Now, what was I doing?" a lot easier. 8)
#18024-
Termination Code
Message #18210
Rick, Are you sure? or are you talking about some as yet unimplemented 'standard'C, for which there _will be_ requirements for IO implementation? -larry
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#Static Data Structures
Message #18187
But merely because you can initialize the statics at compile time is not a good enough reason to use statics. [O O] Rick (sticking his nose in where it don't belong) Stevens > V
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#Modula-2 question
Message #17094
The best address to send it to is; M2S PO BOX 550279 DALLAS TX 75238
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New TDI product?
Message #16095
Also, the Lattice UK branch recently bought the rights to an Ada development suite, I wonder how long it will be before they port it to the Amiga?