[comp.sys.apple] while we're at it: flames on apple ....

blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) (09/06/88)

here are some very annoying facts:

- Glen Bredons compressor (included with instant pascal) works only 
  on volumes <= 10MB - i was shocked ! 

- instant pascal 1.5
        doesn't work with ramworks /ram - drive
        doesnt use ramworks aux mem for prgm storage
        cant be installed in subdirectories
        circumvents prodos (stores the volume name in the executable...)
        the screen routines are soooo slow... (rtns exist that are only
			  50% slower than 80 column text!)
		  otherwise it could be THE pascal system in my opinion

- appleworks 
        version 2.0 will not be available in germany at all
        no upgrade service either, no german version
        1.4 german version is not compatible with pinpoint keyplayer etc

- access // 1.5
        no update service in germany

- basic.system
        why the hell does DEL not work ?
        'cd' or 'pre' instead of prefix

but the best is:

- mac pascal has been dropped because of incompatibility with the new
  OS version ....

btw: apple germany seems to be like /dev/null
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