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In article <10646@decwrl.DEC.COM> harrow@exodus.dec.com (Jeff Harrow, NCSE BXB1-2/E02 DTN=293-5128) writes:
>Given the excellent review of Turbo Pascal, does anyone know if it works
>on the Mac II, and if so, if it has all of the definitions for the new
>data structures, constants, etc. needed for the Mac II?
>
>Jeff Harrow

I have been using Turbo to develop a large simulation program (475k compiled)
and things have gone very well.  I have been working on both a Plus and a II.
The biggest problem with Turbo is no make/project capability.  Recompiling
n units where n -> oo is pretty boring, but at 50k lines/min on a Mac II
it goes by quickly |-).

LSP does not work on the Mac II as far as I know, no doubt a fix is in the
works.  Turbo as you buy it now (I think - at least the following is true for
the copy I have) only work partially on the II.  You can compile files to
disk or memory but you cannot run them under Turbo.  If you try you will
do fine until you return to Turbo.  If you select something from a menu
immediately you will get an ID-01 bomb.  This will eventually happen, but
usually not immediately, if you just start typing.

Anyway, I sent a letter to Borland and got a Beta Mac II compatible version.
Now everything is just as it was on the Mac Plus - but FASTER!

I don't know if the currently shipping version of Turbo is the Mac II
compatible version.  The About box on the Mac II beta version still said
version 1.00 so I can't say to look for a new version.  Calling Borland
may get you some additional info.

Overall I couldn't be more pleased with Turbo; if I just had a make/project
capability I would even be willing to put off learning MPW when it arrives!

Hope this helps,

Steve Leeke

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