Re: Odd thought (was: Looking for Apple Fortran diskettes for Apple ][Pascal System)

[bill malcolm <wm65805@alltel.net>]

Could be harder than you think .
1. Code a P-code interpreter
2. code the libraries needed.

It is hard enought getting  Fortran working  --- I once tried to get a Fortran source
of PL/I to compile and link -- and run into problems  with libraries.

I thought of getting the apple ][ run mulit-OS's at the same time
You could run each OS in a different bank of ram --- That can not be done with a stock
II or IIGS
needs modified unit. There was a program for tandy model 4 to do that -- not many
computers can run Mulitiple OS's Con-currently.

"Paul R. Santa-Maria" wrote:

> Mike Pfaiffer wrote:
> >         Might be fun if someone took a look at Apple FORTRAN and Apple Pascal and
> > ported them to Prodos. Shouldn't be too hard.
>
> I was seriously thinking about trying to do it, but the Apple Pascal
> compiler is written in Apple Pascal, which is to say that it is
> interpreted p-code and very slow.
>
> I am now playing with Kyan Pascal and the KIX environment.
>
> --
> Paul R. Santa-Maria
> Monroe, Michigan USA