ARTILLERY BATTLE PROGRAMS The two programs "ARTIL/M" and "ARTIL/Z" are almost-identical versions of the same program -- a simulation of an artillery battle between two players -- in Pascal/M and Pascal/Z, respectively. Besides being a computer game for two people (unlike most available, which are for one person against the computer) and the kind of game which requires more thought than luck (usually), it shows some programming techniques that may be useful, and should be an interesting comparison of the differences between the two dialects of Pascal. The two programs run almost identically, except for the ability to randomize the starting configuration in Pascal/M using the "Filebusy" function. While it is nice to be able to randomize a game or simulation in this way, it's not a serious loss; and in the Pascal/Z version, the players do have the ability to exactly "regenerate" a particular configuration, simply by entering the same starting number. In the source programs, the main difference is that the extensions in Pascal/M, most of which are called by standard Pascal procedure or function calls, have to be explicitly written into the Pascal/Z version. To the extent possible, this is probably the best and easiest method for converting programs from one version of Pascal to another; and since there are a lot of good programs, originally written in UCSD Pascal (the extensions and changes in which are almost identical to those in Pascal/M), which remain unconverted to Pascal/Z, this type of conversion should be a subject of interest to many in the Pascal/Z Users' Group. It should be to the advantage of all of us, and Pascal programmers in general, if we can maintain as much compatibility as possible among the different implemen- tations of Pascal, so that we can all still talk to each other (end of sermon). Hope you can enjoy the game, and maybe even learn something from it. Let me know if anyone comes up with any major improvements. Jim Bearden Cancer Center, University of Hawaii 1236 Lauhala Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 or improvements. Jim Be ҫ ͐ =« f " ͓ ҫ ͐ ʻf " =ʻf "=« ý> 2͐ f "]=f =« *]}o"_  *]" .