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In article <14025@topaz.rutgers.edu> dalal@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mukesh Dalal) writes:
>
>I am looking for references on the programming environments available
>for modula-2.

OSSI (IEEE  Software, Nov. 1986, p 18-26)  is a standard  interface to overcome
the problem of machine and vendor specific libraries for Modula-2.  At least as
long as there is no international standard for Modula-2 libraries, OSSI is your
best bet when writing programs  that are   supposed  to run   on more than  one
machine.

OSSI contains a kernel that supports the usual functions of a library like I/O,
string handling, memory  management and mathematical  functions. Unlike   other
libaries it also  contains  some lower level  functions like packing of numbers
and a  hardware  and operating  system independent  scheme  for accessing files
using logical file names.

An optional part (optional since it requires special  hardware) supports mouse,
menus, fonts,  and   graphic on  a bitmapped    screen.  It defines   a  system
independent program interface to a system  dependent user interface. The system
is  designed in a  way  that the user interface follows  the conventions on the
host system. This allows to write portable  programs that appear  as if written
specifically for a particular system.

The OSSI  kernel is running  on  VAX/VMS, VAX/UNIX,  Sun,   Macintosh,  MS-DOS,
IBM-PC/RT, Lilith   and Ceres  and   is currently being  ported  to Xenix.  The
optional part is running on Sun, Macintosh and Lilith with a IBM-PC/GEM version
currently being implemented.

For  more information  order Report #  79 (Biagioni,  Heiser, Hinrichs, Muller:
OSSI ...) from
   Institut fuer Informatik
   ETH-Zentrum
   8092 Zurich
   Switzerland
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