cam@drutx.UUCP (Curtis Miller) (10/16/86)
Anybody got any recommendations for a pascal compiler for an IBM PC-AT? Must not be limited to traditional 64K size! Thanks in advance. Curtis Miller
daveb@oresoft.UUCP (10/25/86)
In article <1679@drutx.UUCP> cam@drutx.UUCP (Curtis Miller) writes: > > Anybody got any recommendations for a pascal compiler for an IBM > PC-AT? Must not be limited to traditional 64K size! Thanks in > advance. > > Curtis Miller We (Oregon Software) recently re-hosted our Pascal-2 compiler for the AT and its ilk. Features include: o medium- and large-memory model support o separate compilation of modules o GREAT executable code - up to 10 times faster than TURBO code on some benchmarks o object files can be linked with objects from other languages, including assembly, C, and FORTRAN o math library and 8087 co-processor support o "standard" option flags non-standard code as an aid to portability o compatible with other Pascal-2 installations, including VAX/VMS, VAX/ULTRIX, 68000/UNIX, 68000/VERSAdos, PDP-11, etc. Cost is $350. Inquiries or orders can go to: Oregon Software 6915 SW Macadam Portland, OR 97219 USA (503) 245-2202 I hope you'll check it out -- we're really proud of this compiler.
oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster) (10/28/86)
In article <26@oresoft.UUCP> daveb@oresoft.UUCP (David Barnes) writes: > >We (Oregon Software) recently re-hosted our Pascal-2 compiler for the AT >and its ilk. Features include: So, just to ensure that USENET remains a "free" forum, and doesn't just become a commercial quagmire: >I hope you'll check it out -- we're really proud of this compiler. Unless I've got the wrong company, I sure hope it's less buggy than your RSTS Pascal compiler, and that your support has gotten better. Students taking a first course in computer programming were continually running into bugs in the RSTS Pascal compiler. Example: trying to use a constant outside the machine-imposed limits caused the compiler to croak with *NO* diagnostics. Just a "BOOM! Fizzle-fizzle...." Imagine yourself as the poor freshman in CS, ignorant of compiler construction, facing something like that. However, if you've actually written a good compiler, congratulations. I have provided support for a Pascal compiler, and I know how complex they can be. -- - Joel ({allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster) The above opinions represent those of myself, and no other. All experiences related herein are true, or I at least *dreamed* them...
daveb@oresoft.UUCP (10/28/86)
Regarding your comments about our RSTS compiler: Did you have Pascal-1 or the later (and far superior) Pascal-2? I'm pleased to report that our customer support has been VASTLY improved over the last year and a half (try it, you'll like it!). In any event, we'd be happy to provide you with a free demo copy of the MS-DOS Pascal. We think you'll be pleased at the quality level.
rdp@teddy.UUCP (Richard D. Pierce) (10/29/86)
In article <27@oresoft.UUCP> daveb@oresoft.UUCP (David Barnes) writes:
->Regarding your comments about our RSTS compiler: Did you have Pascal-1
->or the later (and far superior) Pascal-2? I'm pleased to report that
->our customer support has been VASTLY improved over the last year and
->a half (try it, you'll like it!).
->
More specifically, I found significant problems with the Oregon Pascal
version prior to 1.2. Version 1.2 I found to be quite acceptable, not
suffering at all from the problems alluded to. Pascal-2 was a significant
further improvement.
Dikc Pierceron@A60.UUCP (Ron Burns) (10/30/86)
In article <27@oresoft.UUCP> daveb@oresoft.UUCP (David Barnes) writes: >In any event, we'd be happy to provide you with a free demo copy of the >MS-DOS Pascal. We think you'll be pleased at the quality level. oooooh! free goodies!!!!! I'll take some!! Me, me!!! I assume this is an offer to everyone on the net, since you chose to post your response to the net rather than mail a reply... Hope you have lots of those free demo copies!!! BTW, when did this become a forum for vendors to hawk their (soft) wares???? well, at any rate, David, I'm waiting for my christmas-in-november compiler!! Perhaps you will convert a Turbo fan. (pun intended) ron burns ms4091 Sperry 2276 highcrest rd roseville, mn 55113 -- Ron Burns UUCP: ...ihnp|{rosevax,dayton,meccts}|ems!A60!ron 612 635-6042