Re: Pascal for IIgs...

["Mike Westerfield" <MikeW50@aol.com>]

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In article <378A6F63.4ADFB907@innobyte.com>, Brian Vito <brian@innobyte.com>
wrote:


>I am looking for disk images of a version of pascal that will run on the
>IIgs.  I tried a copy that I found on the internet but Gus wouldn't load
>the image, so I'm guessing that it was too old for a IIgs anyway.  A
>disk image of the one and only 3.5" floppy that Apple Pascal 1.3 came on
>would be great.  (I know that the Byte Works still sells this for $69,
>but I can't afford that to simply learn how to program a little pascal
>so that I'm ready when I get a Lisa. -- plus, does APDA really still
>sell this or has the Byte Works just not recently updated their web
>site?).  Thanks.

Yes, APDA does still really exist. Apple has contracted with us to keep all
of those programs available so you can actually get real disks and real
documentation, but it does cost real dollars. Believe me, we don't make
enough to cover our time when we sell an Apple Pascal for $69--it comes with
about 2000 pages of documentation, and that costs a lot to print. If it's
not worth $69, fine, but you can't get it legally any other way.

ORCA/Pascal is also available for the Apple IIGS. It's faster, has a better
environment, is a more complete implementation of Pascal, mixes well with
other Apple IIGS languages like C and assembly, better documentation, and
there are two courses available to go with it--but is costs $95. Of course,
a decent compiler on a Mac or Windows machine usually costs a lot more.

Mike Westerfield
Byte Works, Inc.
http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks