Subj : Acquiring Turbo Pascal 7.0
To   : Donald Tidmore
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Fri Jun 28 2002 07:54 am

Hi Donald.

25-Jun-02 20:00:56, Donald Tidmore wrote to All


 DT> I learned Pascal around 1986 using an Apple II computer, as part
 DT> of an overall 2-year CIS major at an Junior College.  After that,
 DT> I never was taught Pascal again at school.  I have recently
 DT> started learning Pascal again, and would like to acquire a full
 DT> package of Turbo Pascal v7.00 for DOS that includes distribution
 DT> disks, and manuals.  But I don't wish to pay full price to
 DT> Borland/Imprise for something that they don't support any longer.

 DT> And when they (Borland) refuse to permanently fix the RTE200 -
 DT> Divide by Zero issue - by releasing updates of the TP7/BP7
 DT> programs to all registered users, I believe that qualifies as lack
 DT> of support.

IIRC there's a source patch for BP users, (modify the CRT unit and
recompile it)

 DT> At any rate, would appreciate pointers to software
 DT> firms online that sell such programs at discount price.

If i recall Borlands licence correctly, their licence is transferrable,
try some auction sites.

but perhaps you should go 32-bit, with FPC instead, it's cheaper, still
being developed, and mostly TP source compatible, the only reason I can see
for sticking with something old like TP would be either some existing units
you need but don't have source for, or a need to support machines that are
10 years old. (pre 386)


 -=> Bye <=-

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