gonnason@eneli.uucp (12/28/88)
I was wondering if anyone on USENET knows anything about the fate of
Echelon and/or the Turbo Modula 2 compiler they used to sell. I own a
copy of the compiler for my SB180 (purchased through MicroMint), and it
seems I have another orphan.
The last time I talked to Borland (who apparently wrote the compiler
originally) they claimed that Echelon now owns exclusive rights to the
compiler. It seems that Echelon moved a while ago - I wrote to their
supposed 'new address', but received no reply. I then find from the
most recent N.A.O.G. newsletter that Echelon has 'closed permanently due
to financial reasons, and ... rights to commercial software (EXCLUDING
Turbo Modula 2) have been acquired by Alpha Systems'.
Does anyone know who 'owns' the rights to Turbo Modula 2 ??? And,
is it possible to get any information about bug fixes/updates ??? Also,
I'd like to find documentation on the additional two BIOS calls in the
new BIOS version (3.2, ZRDOS version 1.7) that came packaged with the
compiler. It seems the new calls are there for allocating/releasing
unused chunks of the RAM disk, but I can't confirm this. Any ideas?
Please MAIL replies - I'll summarize and post if enough interest is
expressed, but I think this is a low interest topic!
"Cheap chips sink ships" - gonnason@enel.UCalgary.CA
( University of Calgary Electrical Engineering )josef@ugun21.UUCP (01/18/89)
gonnason@eneli.uucp.UUCP writes: > I was wondering if anyone on USENET knows anything about the fate of >Echelon and/or the Turbo Modula 2 compiler they used to sell. I own a >copy of the compiler for my SB180 (purchased through MicroMint), and it >seems I have another orphan. > Does anyone know who 'owns' the rights to Turbo Modula 2 ??? And, >is it possible to get any information about bug fixes/updates ??? Also, >I'd like to find documentation on the additional two BIOS calls in the >new BIOS version (3.2, ZRDOS version 1.7) that came packaged with the >compiler. It seems the new calls are there for allocating/releasing >unused chunks of the RAM disk, but I can't confirm this. Any ideas? >Please MAIL replies - I'll summarize and post if enough interest is >expressed, but I think this is a low interest topic! 1. As far as I know, Micromit (Vernon, CT: (203) 871-6170) now 'owns' TM-2 (Ref.: Ken Davidson) 2. I use TM-2 on an SB180FX, it allocates-frees RAM disk blocks automatically to load modules into. Josef Moellers paper mail: e-mail: c/o Nixdorf Computer AG USA: uunet!linus!nixbur!mollers.pad Abt. EG-3 !USA: mcvax!unido!nixpbe!mollers.pad Unterer Frankfurter Weg D-4790 Paderborn tel.: (+49) 5251 104691 Standard disclaimer: Blablabla opinion blablabla employer blablabla!