Jon.Guthrie@p15.f20.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Jon Guthrie) (12/04/90)
> I WAS TOLD THAT THER MIGHT EXIST A PUBLIC DOMAIN MODULA-2 COMPILER... IS > THIS TRUE? Maybe. Of course, it would help if we knew which computer and operating system you're using. > IF SO WHERE MIGHT I FIND ONE? I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY AROUND > WITH THE LANGUAGE AND SEE WHAT IT CAN DO... If you're running an IBM PC under MS-DOS, then there is the Fitted Software Tools compiler. It isn't public domain, it's shareware. (It's a pretty good compiler, too.) You should be able to find it around. You can also get it from the folks at Public Brand Software. (That's what I did.) Now, as for what the language can do, it can do most anything any other language can do. (Limited mostly by the programmer's imagination.) -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!226!20.15!Jon.Guthrie Internet: Jon.Guthrie@p15.f20.n226.z1.fidonet.org
Patrick.Verkaik@p11.f39.n512.z2.fidonet.org (Patrick Verkaik) (12/05/90)
Hello John, > I WAS TOLD THAT THER MIGHT EXIST A PUBLIC DOMAIN MODULA-2 > COMPILER... IS THIS TRUE? IF SO WHERE MIGHT I FIND ONE? Have you ever heard of the FST-compiler? It's not PD but it is shareware, I don't know where you can get it in the US, though... Patrick -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!2!512!39.11!Patrick.Verkaik Internet: Patrick.Verkaik@p11.f39.n512.z2.fidonet.org
John.Garcia@f3.n397.z1.fidonet.org (John Garcia) (12/05/90)
I WAS TOLD THAT THER MIGHT EXIST A PUBLIC DOMAIN MODULA-2 COMPILER... IS THIS TRUE? IF SO WHERE MIGHT I FIND ONE? I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE LANGUAGE AND SEE WHAT IT CAN DO... LET ME KNOW PLEASE. -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!397!3!John.Garcia Internet: John.Garcia@f3.n397.z1.fidonet.org
John.Garcia@f3.n397.z1.fidonet.org (John Garcia) (12/08/90)
THANX, I AM RUNNING AN IBM CLONE 386... -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!397!3!John.Garcia Internet: John.Garcia@f3.n397.z1.fidonet.org
davego@polari.UUCP (dave oliphant) (12/09/90)
In article <1990.2759364E@puddle.fidonet.org>, John.Garcia@f3.n397.z1.fidonet.org (John Garcia) writes: > I WAS TOLD THAT THER MIGHT EXIST A PUBLIC DOMAIN MODULA-2 COMPILER... > IS THIS TRUE? IF SO WHERE MIGHT I FIND ONE? I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY > AROUND WITH THE LANGUAGE AND SEE WHAT IT CAN DO... LET ME KNOW PLEASE. > Sorry about my last post which did not contain any useful information. I have since found the text file which describes a pd or freely distributable modula-2 compiler for the mac. Some edited text follows: MacLogimo Plus, a Modula-2 Development System for the Macintosh Plus Release of March 1987 by Tim Myers (Last Updates: Compiler/Linker/Debugger: November 1986 Library: March 1987 Documentation: March 1987) Overview ======== The 5 diskettes contain a pre-release of Modula-2 for the Macintosh. It is already possible to create substantial programs with this version. The smallest system configuration is a 512K Mac with an external drive. MacLogimo works much better with the Mac 512E or the Macintosh Plus with an external 800K disk drive, RAM disk, or hard disk. Use of MacLogimo Plus on the Macintosh SE and Macintosh II has not yet been tested, but support for these machines is anticipated. This pre-release has several attractive features -- The Library provides access to most functions of the Toolbox (the Macintosh ROM Software), and it is in a coherent and very usable state. - A working symbolic debugger is available in the package. - The compiler and the linker are highly reliable. Several large Modula-2 programs were successfully compiled with this prerelease and are in extensive use on the Macintosh (e.g. a Prolog Interpreter, LAN-access programs, and MacLogimo Plus itself). - REAL numbers are implemented, and the transcendental functions exist also. The library also contains procedures for formatted input/output from the keyboard, to the screen and to files. The elementary graphics of the Macintosh ROM is easily accessible, as well as the keyboard and the mouse. The ToolBox Routines in the prerelease allows to use virtually all (except some exotic) features of: Windows, Menus, Dialog-Boxes,so-called Controls, the built-in TextEdit facility, the Resource Manager, the DeskAccessory, the Standard File Package. The diskettes contain several examples. The prereleased compiler, linker and debugger themselves do not yet use the ToolBox dialog, but the programs written with them can do it. The organization of the distribution diskettes leaves enough disk space for large, modularized user programs. The material is derived from the old Modula-2 compiler from ETH Zrich, Switzerland and is kept alive in the USA by Tim Myers in Provo, Utah. The rest of this introduction contains - a disclaimer - a description of the diskettes - a sample Modula-2 edit/compile/run/debug session. Copies should be obtained from one of the following distribution sites rather than from a friend of a friend of a friend, etc... This way, the integrity of the development system can be maintained. Authorized distribution sites: Tim Myers 614 North 1150 West Provo, UT 84601 Send $18.50 for five 400K disks mailed in a padded envelope to your mainland USA address. BYU FIDO(801) 378-2959 (modem) download the five PackitII files SSI FIDO(801) 226-1605 (modem)download the five PackitII files Compuserve MAUG Mac Developer's Forum download the five PackitII files GEnie Mac Round Table download the five PackitII files The pre-release of Modula-2 consists of 5 diskettes: ML, CDisk, LDisk, DDisk, and MLDoku. END OF TEXT FILE: Remember, this information is at least three years old. Hopefully, since you did not specify which computer type you used, this information will be of help to you. Davego-
lakeman@plains.NoDak.edu (Brian Lakeman) (12/10/90)
In article <2855@polari.UUCP> davego@polari.UUCP (dave oliphant) writes: >In article <1990.2759364E@puddle.fidonet.org>, John.Garcia@f3.n397.z1.fidonet.org (John Garcia) writes: >Sorry about my last post which did not contain any useful information. I have >since found the text file which describes a pd or freely distributable >modula-2 compiler for the mac. > >Some edited text follows: > >MacLogimo Plus, a Modula-2 Development System for the Macintosh Plus >Release of March 1987 by Tim Myers Is this available via anonymous ftp anywhere? Brian Lakeman lakeman@plains.nodak.edu lakeman@plains.BITNET ..!uunet!plains!lakeman
John.Garcia@f2.n397.z1.fidonet.org (John Garcia) (12/11/90)
thanx for your reply, i think i have found a good mod-2 compiler... -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!397!2!John.Garcia Internet: John.Garcia@f2.n397.z1.fidonet.org