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JRS:  In article <GbQd9DAaUZG3Yw9h@pedt.demon.co.uk> of Sun, 18 Apr 1999
09:17:30 in news:comp.lang.pascal.borland, Pedt Scragg
<newsmaster@pedt.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>* Will Delphi V2/3/4 do DOS programs as well as Windows?
>
>  Delphi V2/3/4 is for Windows 95 and Windows NT.  It is not a DOS product. 
>  It can create 32-bit console mode apps, but it will not create DOS apps.
>
>  If you want DOS apps from a Delphi Product then Delphi V1 can do them with 
>  some work on the RTL. See http://www.pedt.demon.co.uk/ for one solution.

FU overridden, for discussion.

I find that, for TP7/BP7 programs that are mainly computational, it can
sometimes be easy to conditionalise to compile and run using D3 "DCC -CC
program.pas".  Even a failed attempt can be useful, as DCC does not stop
at the first error but gives hints and warnings.

Does this apply also to D1 D2 D4 ?

As D2 appears on cover discs, and many users now have Win95/98, this may
be a useful free tool.

Perhaps a line in the FAQ
    '"DCC -cc program.pas" is worth trying on some BP/TP programs.' ?
 
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