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In article 2B0CFFB3@puddle.fidonet.org, Rt.Pollock@f414.n229.z1.fidonet.org (Rt Pollock) writes:
>This enquiry is being made on behalf of a local friend who is 
>looking for information regarding MODULA-3; indeed, until he had 
>asked me about this, I wasn't even aware that Wirth had revamped the 
>language. Between the two of us, we're completely at a loss over 3.
> 
Modula-3 is not by Wirth, it has been developed by DEC and Olivetti.

>Are there any recommendations over 3's suppliers ? 
Right now, there is only one compiler (from DEC SRC). A second system is under
development in a GNU project.

Where ?
At gatekeeper.dec.com in pub/DEC/Modula-3.

How much ?
Free.

>What are the virtues of 3 over 2 ? 

Modula-3 has almost everything you always missed in Modula-2. It is generally a
Modula-2 superset with the following major enhancements:
- garbage collecion
- exception handling
- single inheritance
- light weight processes
- generics
Some of the minor points are record and array constructors, named parameter
passing, default values for record fields and formal parameters, and a
built-in type for strings. And it buys you all this without making the
language overly complicated.

For more details, get the Modula-3 FAQ (at gatekeeper) and take a look at
comp.lang.modula3.

Peter
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