lugrin@gvasa.DEC (03/12/84)
I have no documentation of Turbo pascal. But I have evaluated COMPAS Pascal, which seems to me very very similar. COMPAS Pascal is a product of Poly-Data microcenter ApS Aaboulevarden 13 DK - 1960 Copenhagen V which sell for a few hundreds $. I am trying to known if both products are completly separates or if they are two names of the same product. Here is a short description of COMPAS Pascal: There is a Z80, a CPM-86 and a MSDOS version. They all have: - Combined Compiler/ Editor Run-time library in ~32kb - Full screen editor - Very high compilation speed (>2000 lines/minutes) - Dynamic strings (like UCSD) - Structured constants - Program chaining with common variables - Include files - Operating sysytem support functions - InLine machine code and external subroutines (in a limited way) For Z80 version: Automatic overlay The MSDOS/ CPM-86 version make full use of memory and has a better editor (to my point of view). I found it was an excellent product, which should at least replace all usage of Basic interpreters. But I would like to known if there is any relation between Turbo and Compas Pascal, and what is the price of Turbo Pascal in the USA. I have no relations with Poly-Data microcenter. My opinions do not engage my company. Jean-Marc Lugrin, Geneva ...decvax!decwrl!rhea!gva01!gvasa!lugrin