gaertner@tertius.uucp (10/12/90)
********** NEW PASCAL STANDARD **************
I recently got the new IEEE publication catalog. They are selling the new
PASCAL standard (IEEE/ANSI). You may order a copy for $ 66.- (non IEEE member).
The catalog number is 1066 ,
and the title is 770X3.160-8989 Standard for the Extended High Level
Programming Language PASCAL.
As I know, this standard is implemented by the new VAX/VMS PASCAL (Vers. 4).
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Ralf Gaertner e-mail: gaertner@fhi-berlin.mpg.dbp.de
Fritz-Haber-Institutcpshelley@violet.uwaterloo.ca (cameron shelley) (10/16/90)
In article <1882@tertius.uucp> gaertner@tertius.uucp writes: > > ********** NEW PASCAL STANDARD ************** > >I recently got the new IEEE publication catalog. They are selling the new >PASCAL standard (IEEE/ANSI). When did the new standard come into being? I am aware of 'ANSI' Pascal being around already (such as Think Pascal on the Mac), is this another iteration? -- Cameron Shelley | "Saw, n. A trite popular saying, or proverb. cpshelley@violet.waterloo.edu| So called because it makes its way into a Davis Centre Rm 2136 | wooden head." Phone (519) 885-1211 x3390 | Ambrose Bierce
reagan@hiyall.enet.dec.com (John R. Reagan) (10/16/90)
In article <1882@tertius.uucp>, gaertner@tertius.uucp writes... > >As I know, this standard is implemented by the new VAX/VMS PASCAL (Vers. 4). This is not true. VAX Pascal V4.0 DOES NOT conform to Extended Pascal. It has many of the features of Extended Pascal (probably a higher percentage than any other compiler I'm aware of). --- John Reagan Digital Equipment Corporation reagan@hiyall.enet.dec.com Disclaimer: The opinions and statements expressed by me are not necessarily those of Digital Equipment Corporation. ---
reagan@hiyall.enet.dec.com (John R. Reagan) (10/16/90)
In article <1990Oct15.173544.17534@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, cpshelley@violet.uwaterloo.ca (cameron shelley) writes... > > When did the new standard come into being? I am aware of 'ANSI' Pascal >being around already (such as Think Pascal on the Mac), is this another >iteration? > The Extended Pascal standard has been under construction since the previous Pascal standard in 1983 was released. Extended Pascal had two public comments, the first being in 1986. Announcements of the public comments were printed in several well-known journals and several articles about Extended Pascal have appeared in SIGPLAN notices. I have posted the list of features from Extended Pascal's foreword in this newsgroup before (haven't they made it to the newsgroup?) Extended Pascal represents a major increase in functionality over unextended ANSI Pascal. Don't think of it as an iteration, but a revolution. --- John Reagan Digital Equipment Corporation reagan@hiyall.enet.dec.com Disclaimer: The opinions and statements expressed by me are not necessarily those of Digital Equipment Corporation. ---