csaron@garnet.berkeley.edu (Aron Roberts) (07/27/88)
Can Macintosh Pascal (version 2.1) be used without unusual problems under
the latest Apple system software release (System Tools 6.0)?
In Don Crabb's inaugural column in Byte (August 1988, p. 125), he mentions
that:
"Almost as soon as the System Tools 5.0 was installed, we started
having serious problems with MacPascal 2.1 (the latest version).
Program files became corrupted, printing failed, working programs
refused to run, and so on."
Mr. Crabb's column does not discuss whether these problems persisted when
using MacPascal with System Tools 6.0, because at the time his article
was written he had access only to beta versions of the 6.0 release.
Macintosh Pascal 2.1 is heavily used by classes in our microcomputer
facility. We are contemplating the (for us) precipitous upgrade from
System 3.2/Finder 5.3 to System Tools 6.0 (System 6.0/Finder 6.1), and are
concerned that we may encounter the problems that Don Crabb describes.
We have performed our own rudimentary tests and have not yet directly
encountered any significant problems with MacPascal in combination with
the 6.0 system release. However, we would like to hear from others who
are using Macintosh Pascal 2.1 with System 6.0, either on a standalone
basis or in combination with network file server software such as
AppleShare or Waterloo MacJANET. If you are using Macintosh Pascal
with the System Tools 6.0 distribution, I would like to ask that you
share your experiences with us by sending email to the address below.
We will summarize your responses to the net.
(Symantec/THINK is currently still in the process of taking over
Macintosh Pascal from Apple, and apparently does not yet have a
technical support structure in place. We have been told by THINK that
their first MacPascal tech support meeting may take place later this
week.)
Aron Roberts Tolman Microcomputer Facility
1535 Tolman Hall, University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720 (415) 642-2251
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Aron Roberts Tolman Microcomputer Facility
1535 Tolman Hall, University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720 (415) 642-2251
csaron@garnet.Berkeley.EDU CSARON@UCBCMSA.BITNETsinger@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel) (07/27/88)
I demo'ed Mac Pascal at the Macintosh Press Bash that Symantec threw couple of weeks ago; I was running it on a Mac SE with System 6.0; I didn't have any problems. I hear that it'll even run programs in the background under MultiFinder, though I don't think that's of much use. (I haven't tried it.); --Rich Rich Siegel Quality Assurance Technician THINK Technologies Division, Symantec Corp. Internet: singer@endor.harvard.edu UUCP: ..harvard!endor!singer Phone: (617) 275-4800 x305