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The following is excerpted from the press release announcing the shipment
of THINK's Lightspeed Pascal and Just Enough Pascal. the official
announcement was made yesterday (Monday, November 14) at COMDEX, in
Las Vegas.

	"Symantec Corporation today announced THINK's Lightspeed Pasca(tm)
version 2.0 and Just Enough Pascal(tm) are shipping this week.

	For a limited time, beginning this week, Symantec will bundle a copy
of Just Enough Pascal in specially marked boxes of THINK's Lightspeed Pascal.
the suggested list price of the bundle is $149, and the promotion will 
continue until January 31, 1989.

	Just Enough Pascal is the first tutorial of its kind, taking an inter-
active approach to teching the fundamentals of Pascal programming on the
Macintosh. Users learn by building a real Macintosh game application in
THINK's Lightspeed Pascal, with all instructions and explanations 
provided on-line. Asthe user builds the program through various stages, he
sees the results of each code change graphically illustrated on the screen.

	New version 2.0 of THINK's Lightspeed Pascal now generates the fastest,
most compact code of any Pascal compiler available for the Macintosh. It
provides options to generate code for the 68020 and for the 68881 math
coprocessor, and features full access to all of the Macintosh ROM routines.

	New and enhanced features of version 2.0 include: a fast, multipass
optimizing compiler which produces compact, commercial-quality code; Object
Pascal support; increased editor flexibility for virtually unlimited program
size; and enhanced source-level debugger; and language extensions for 
improved compatibility with Apple's Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
Pascal.

	Special introductory list pricing for THINK's Lightspeed Pascal version
2.0 is $125. The price will increast to $149, effective February 1, 1989.
Just Enough Pascal's suggested list price is $75.

	Registered owners may upgrade to THINK's Lightspeed Pascal version 2.0
for $52.50 ($49 plus $3.50 shipping and handling; CA residents must add
7% sales tax, for a total of $55.93}. To upgrade, users must send a letter,
including payment (US checks only)  and registration number to:

			Symantec Corporation
			Customer Service Department
			10201 Torre Avenue
			Cupertino, CA 95014
			ATTN: THINK's Lightspeed Pascal 2.0 Upgrade
			
	Purchasers of version 1.11 or earlier who bought the product after
July 1, 1988 are entitled to a free upgrade. A dated proof of purchase
must accompany the upgrade request. Further upgrade information is 
available from Symantec's Customer Service Department at (408) 252-3570.

	Symantec will also extend the special $175 introductory pricing of
THINK's LightspeedC version 3.0 through January 31, 1989. Effective 
February 1, 1989 the price will increase to $249."

Rich Siegel
Staff Software Developer
THINK Technologies Division, Symantec Corp.
Internet: singer@endor.harvard.edu
UUCP: ..harvard!endor!singer
Phone: (617) 275-4800 x305

Any opinions stated in this article do not necessarily reflect the views
or policies of Symantec Corporation or its employees.