Modula-2: Is a standard needed?

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From: Mark Johnson
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 01:48

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> YES!
>
> Is the current standard the answer?  I don't know.
>
> Having to deal with several versions of Modula-2 compilers on different
> systems and trying to maintain code that will compile with any of them
> is a real pain.  PIM is NOT enough.

People have said that they could write portable code with PIM.
I'd like to hear how, in particular, how do you deal with
I/O?

Mark Johnson    a379@academic.nemostate.edu

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