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In article <2384@dalcs.UUCP> silvert@dalcs.UUCP (Bill Silvert) writes:

>Since I use Modula-2, I'll add my voice to those responding to Pratt's
>complaint that if you haven't got full documentation, you must be a
>pirate.  I have the Modula-2 developer's kit, and the documentation sent
>out by TDI is grossly inadequate.
As TDI says, you need the developer's kit in order to use the
GEM/VDI/GEMDOS/BIOS modules. I think everybody thought Atari was going to 
bring their technical reference manual to market sooner. However, there are
a couple of bright points. GEMDOS is pretty similar to MS-DOS 2.1, so books
on MS-DOS programming are somewhat helpful. Also, there is now a
``Programmer's Guide to GEM'', whose publisher I can't remember. Either of
these resources, PC-specific as they are, is probably better than the Abacus
stuff.

>...  Also with regard to Modula-2, has anyone out there got
>release 3 from TDI?  How is it?
I just ordered mine by phone last week. Apparently, they aren't shipping just
yet, but expect to ``soon'' (I suspect that's why they discouraged phone 
orders on the order form). By the way, my respect for TDI as a company
continues to escalate. Not only is their update price reasonable (if a
little high), but they are flexible. I ordered the commercial upgrade late
last year. I felt it was a bit unreasonable to pay an additional US59.95 to 
upgrade now, since I'd have waited for the upgrade if I knew a new version
was imminent. However, they told me that I could have the update for the
cost of the 3 library source disks they had sent me in the commercial
upgrade, plus US$5.00 shipping.

A good firm, with a good product.