tooly@zelator.uucp (Theo Schneider) (06/02/91)
q FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 1991 Contact- Complete Technology, Inc. Vince M. Cooper 2443 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 221 Denver, Colorado 80222 (303)758-0920 Complete Technology, Inc. Announces COMPLETE Pascal Version 2.0 Denver, Colorado: Complete Technology, Inc. announced the release of COMPLETE Pascal version 2.0 today. This new compiler upgrade will begin shipping on June 5th, 1991. COMPLETE Pascal 2.0 upgrades many of the features found in Complete Pascal 1.0 (TML Pascal II), with major emphasis placed on the graphic based resource editor. We believe this upgrade makes COMPLETE Pascal the most up to date and full featured Pascal development environment now available for the Apple IIGS computer, states Vince Cooper, president of Complete Technology. COMPLETE Pascal 2.0's new resource editor now fully supports virtually every resource type defined for the Apple IIGS. New resource importing features make it possible for a user to incorporate resources from various outside sources, as well as to re-use resources created for use in other applications created with the integrated editor. The new resource editor contains full graphic Icon and Cursor Editors, support for Picture controls, List controls, and several string controls not supported by earlier versions of the software system. All string editors have been rewritten making them simpler for a programmer to create and edit all types of string controls. In particular the Alert/Error String editor now fully supports all available options, including custom window sizes and replacement strings. In addition, COMPLETE Pascal 2.0's resource editor allows most of the newly supported controls to easily be added to a window's content control list without any additional work on the programmer's part. The Cut and Paste features of the new resource editor have also been considerably enhanced. Programmers may now have multiple resource forks open on the desktop and freely copy resources between them. When pasting a resource or super resource from another file all duplicate control ID numbers are changed in the receiving file so that no items are overwritten. Deleting a super resource such as a window and its associated controls or a menu and its associated strings now causes all dependent controls to also be removed from the file. A new Import feature added to COMPLETE Pascal 2.0's resource editor now allows a programmer to attach a Code Resource to a program. We have also added a "CallCode" procedure to the CTIUtils library which allows the user to easily call the installed code resource. This new feature now makes it possible to easily take advantage of assembly language subroutines from within a COMPLETE Pascal 2.0 program. The import feature also allows the addition of user created resources, sound resources, and resource types that are as of yet undefined. A new Hex/Ascii viewer now allows the user to view resource definitions that are not editable using the COMPLETE Pascal resource editor. Clicking on undefined resources in the editor will now automatically bring up the viewer so that a programmer may determine the type and content of the resource. Several known bugs in both the compiler and the resource editor have also been repaired making COMPLETE Pascal 2.0 the most problem free and enjoyable programming environment produced by Complete Technology. We have also added some new demo programs to the disk showing how to use the printer and other devices from within a Pascal program, as well as how to create and use data files from the generic Pascal file system. New documentation will be shipped with all upgrade orders. Our manual has been updated to include all of the new features found in Pascal 2.0, and at the request of a large number of product owners is now bound in a large 3- ring binder which easily remains open to the correct page while on your desk. We believe you will find our new manual to be complete and much easier to use. The COMPLETE Pascal 2.0 upgrade is available for only $34.95 plus $7.00 shipping and handling to those individuals and organizations that elected to become part of Complete Technology's support and update system for TML's former clients. Those that did not elect to become part of the support system may still obtain COMPLETE Pascal 2.0 for $59.95 plus $7.00 shipping and handling. Lab Pack and Network version owners may also upgrade by calling Complete Technology for details. Orders are being accepted now. Charge cards will be charged 24 hours before shipment, checks will be deposited 5 days before shipment to allow them to clear our bank. We have made changes and hired new people in our shipping department in an effort to speed up our product delivery. All orders are now shipped within 48 hours of receipt. Overnight orders received before 3:00 P.M. are shipped on the same day they are received. Overnight shipping is available for an additional $12.00, and are shipped via Airborne Express. -- | Theo Schneider |\| UUCP : tooly@zelator.in-berlin.de | | Babelsberger Str. 40 |/| GEnie : T.Schneider6 | | 1000 Berlin 31 |\| Zerberus : T.Schneider@TeleMail.Zer | | Germany |/| Voice : Germany 030 / 854 29 72 |