wilkes@hplabs.UUCP (09/15/83)
At the risk of causing them a flood of mail that they cannot handle, I'd like to recommend a source for a Modula-2 compiler for VAX-11/bsd 4.1. The last time we spoke, the terms were a licence fee of 100 pounds (payable in sterling) for a copy of the distribution tape (I believe that this is imposed by N. Wirth, rather than Cambridge). The distribution system includes a *MUCH* improved I/O library and an implementation of GKS draft 7.0. Be aware that the code produced is far from optimal, but that it does seem to work, and there are people at Cambridge using it for extensive development and research. The person to get in touch with is Mick Jordan University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory Corn Exchange Street Cambridge CB2 3QG England Tel: +44 223 352435 You might try sending him mail at 'mjj%camjenny%caga%ucl-cs@Isid.arpa', but things have been a little unreliable of late (besides, CSNET seems to have hiccups over the '%' signs). Mick is also busy writing a version for the PERQ running UNIX, has a well optimised one for the GEC-4090, and has a prototype version for the 68000, although that is a little shaky. john wilkes wilkes@hp-labs (csnet) hplabs!wilkes (uucp) wilkes.hp-labs@rand-relay (arpa)
dixit@uscvax.UUCP (Vish) (01/23/86)
I am considering using modula-2 on IBM PC. Following companies market modula-2 development packages (compiler,linker,editor,debugger,utility modules,...) : Logitech 415/365-9852 volition 619/481-2286 interface technologies 713/523-8422 modula corp 800-545-4842 I would like to know what do these packages really offer, and your experience and opinions about the one's you have used. Please consider the following points : conformity to wirth's book concurrency/coroutines - (yes/no, how) restrictions on code/data size overlay facility ROMability 8087 support debugger utility module/library (what do they contain - graphic/screen io, file io etc system interface, linkage to assembler code...) manual - how good is it? protected/nonprotected/source availability price Are there any other commericial/public domain modula packages? (any rumors from borland?) responses => automatic summary posting. Thanks in advance. - vish. UUCP: ...!{sdcrdcf,randvax}!uscvax!dixit CSNET: dixit@usc-cse.csnet ARPA: dixit%usc-cse@csnet-relay.arpa