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Article #2723Summary of responses to (Pascal for UNIX-PC wanted
From: j eric townsend
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 1988 21:07
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 1988 21:07
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In article <1020@flatline.UUCP>, erict@flatline.UUCP (that's me) writes:
> I'm looking for a Pascal for the UNIX-PC/3b1. At this point in
> time, I'll listen to any ideas.
>
> So, if you have YACC/C source, know of a prepackaged Pascal for
> the 3b1, or have any good suggestions, email me and let me know.
>
> I'll summarize to the net in a couple of weeks (should be enough
> time for this post to propigate and replies to come in.
Ok, here's the few answers that I recieved.
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From: <ames!pacbell!att!ihlpf!lgm>
Message-Id: <8807042325.AA10129@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
1) A while back someone posted a Pascal-to-C translator to the Net
(probably comp.sources.unix). It was structured as one enormous
file, so large that I had to chop it in two in order to get it
through the UNIX PC assembler. But I did get it to compile,
and it works - at least it was able to translate itself (no mean feat!).
2) Harvard Townsend, at Kansas State University, has ported a
Modula-2 compiler to the UNIX PC. He has given it out for beta
test. I don't know when he thinks it'll be ready for regular
release.
Larry Mayka
AT&T Bell Laboratories
att!ihlpf!lgm
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From: ames!ihnp4!ihlpf!elonich
We used Turbo Pascal, after installing a DOS card on our 7300.
It worked pretty well -- we had to do some manual tuning to get the graphics
to work properly.
Diane Pedersen
AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, IL
IX 1F470 (312) 979-0821
ihlpf!elonich
[I like this solution, except I can't run the object code under Unix! If worst
comes to worst, though, this might work. -erict]
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From: unisoft!gethen!isaac
Message-Id: <8807040808.AA06085@unisoft.UniSoft>
As it happens, I wrote the manual for the standard Pascal for the Unix
PC when I worked for Convergent. It's really just the Unix version of
the SVS Pascal compiler for the 68010. I'm suprised you didn't know
about it -- but maybe I shouldn't be, ATT is *so* good at hiding its
products. You might try ATT again (I'm assuming you tried already and
got some undertrained clerk with an incomplete catalog) and *insist*
that the product exists. Failing that, you might call Convergent in San
Jose. If they're still not selling Unix PC stuff, you could pretend you
own a MiniFrame or some other Convergent 68010-based box and buy the
Pascal compiler for *that*. (Be sure you don't get the 68020 version
and that you have a tape drive that's compatible. Convergent and ATT
floppy drives are incompatible.) Finally, you might contact Silicon
Valley Software in Cupertino and explain your plight.
But I suspect any Pascal for the 68010 might do -- and most of the are
probably the SVS program anyway.
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Thanks for all the replies. :-(. I wish more people out there had some
info, but maybe this will help.
--
Skate UNIX or go home, boogie boy...
J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict From: erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) Newsgroups: misc.wanted,comp.lang.pascal,unix-pc.general Subject: Summary of responses to (Pascal for UNIX-PC wanted Summary: I follow-up Keywords: Pascal, Unix-pc, wanted Message-ID: <1075@flatline.UUCP> Date: 9 Jul 88 21:07:37 GMT References: <1020@flatline.UUCP> Organization: a flat near the Montrose, Houston, Tx. Lines: 82