pascal programming

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[From Bill Powers (2004.07.02.1457 MDT)]

For those interested in Pascal programming, there is an alternative to
Delphi, though probably not as easy to use for Windows programming. Check out

http://www.freepascal.org/

I'd advise downloading the latest beta version 1.94, but it has no help
files. I'm still trying to figure out how to get them.

This is a 32-bit program, meaning you can forget about limits on array size
and program size. It conforms very closely to Turbo Pascal 7.0, and gets
closer with every release. The Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is
almost identical to TP7's, and -- most important -- the graphics routines
work perfectly well under Windows XP, and run in windows so you can do an
alt-PrtSc and copy screen images.

Best,

Bill P.

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[From Jim Beardsley (2004.07.02.1901 EDT)]

Bill Powers (2004.07.02.1457 MDT) --

For those interested in Pascal programming, there is an alternative to
Delphi, though probably not as easy to use for Windows programming.
Check out

http://www.freepascal.org/

Thanks for the tip..

... It conforms very closely to Turbo Pascal 7.0, and gets closer with
every release. The Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
is almost identical to TP7's, and -- most important -- the graphics
routines work perfectly well under Windows XP, and run in windows
so you can do an alt-PrtSc and copy screen images.

I'm not familiar with TP7, but I am slightly with Delphi.
What does freepascal lack compared to Delphi?

Jim

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[From Bill Powers (2004.07.02.1803 MDT);

Jim Beardsley (2004.07.02.1901 EDT)]

What does freepascal lack compared to Delphi?

Lots -- no GUI, all those components like buttons and sliders and so on.
I'm no windows programmer so I don't know if there are easy ways to do
these things. But they aren't essential. We can construct what we need. We
did lots of programming without them for 30 years.

Best,

Bill P.