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Stony Brook QuickMod compiler costs $95. You can upgrade later to the
full optimizing compiler for another $200. With QuickMod you get the
whole environment and the ability to generate .EXE's. Add the OptComp
and you add calling interface to Microsoft Windows SDK, a profiler,
and the ability to link in foreign objects and so forth. But the QM
is a real decent product all by itself. It produces code twice as fast
as Turbo Pascal 6.0; the OptComp is no doubt quite faster, but I can't
represent it as I have yet to get it. The implementation is quite nice,
the editor is ok, the environment is useful and a whole lot more
attractive than Turbo Pascal. Sorry, but I have no idea how it compares
to JPI, but there was a BYTE article some years back that compared them
and the name Stony Brook stuck, and my research led me to pursue it.
They will send you a detailed product brochure free from a 1-800 number.
Debugger comes with QuickMod, and it is nice. Library has some nice
abstract functions, but their platform-independent philosophy does
keep you a bit away from the OS and hardware. But great tools for
adding your own idea of low level support. I have moved code from a 
68000 environment and am surprised how little work it is to get it
running on QM. Library source is available. When I got it, they also
gave you a coupon whereby you can buy the object-only version of an
extensive third party library for $7.00. Source available for $150.
I am giving it serious consideration. But to get really extensive
graphics library support you're going to spend some real money, like
$400. The Windows SDK is another $300 (as always). 


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