[comp.lang.pascal] Turbo6.0&NewAnsi

mcastle@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle) (10/25/90)

I seem to remember seeing/reading/hearing something about ANSI updating the
Pascal standard to include a built in power function.  Actually, to use 
base**exponent as in Fortran.  Is this true, or was I just hallucinating??

If it is true, does anyone know if Turbo 6.0 will have that as well?

Just curious...

Mike Castle

reagan@hiyall.enet.dec.com (John R. Reagan) (10/26/90)

In article <1531@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>, mcastle@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle) writes...
>I seem to remember seeing/reading/hearing something about ANSI updating the
>Pascal standard to include a built in power function.  Actually, to use 
>base**exponent as in Fortran.  Is this true, or was I just hallucinating??
> 

Yes, the new Extended Pascal standard has added exponentiation.  Actually,
it has added two new operations.  ** to raise things to real powers and
POW to raise things to integer powers.

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John Reagan
Digital Equipment Corporation
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robf@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Rob Fugina) (10/27/90)

Does anybody else have any details on Turbo Pascal 6.0?  Release date?  New
features???

Please mail me directly...robf@cs.umr.edu   Thanx!