Re: GSoft BASIC Ramble

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Jun 6, 10:35 pm, Mike Westerfield <Mike...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Jun 4, 6:33 pm, Michael Kent <n.k...@webtv.remove.this.com> wrote:
>
> > Complete Pascal is one of the first languages after GSoft BASIC I'll
> > check out when I take up GS programming.  My only experience with Pascal,
> > though, was Apple Pascal back my the days of the Apple II+.  I hated it.
> > It was way too structured compared to the free-wheeling Applesoft spag-
> > hetti code I was used to writing.
>
> Another alternative for learning Pascal on the Apple IIGS is ORCA/
> Pascal, which comes with the Opus ][ disc. The reason I mention it is
> that you seem to be looking for samples and tutorials, and you will
> find both an introductory Pascal programming course which concentrates
> on the language, not the toolbox, and a second course that assumes you
> know Pascal and covers toolbox programming. You might even be able to
> use the books with Complete Pascal, although I obviously never tried.
> (ORCA/Pascal is an extension of ISO Standard Pascal; Complete Pascal
> is not. There are some differences, both in the core language and in
> the extensions.) The Opus ][ source code disc also has a number of
> large Pascal programs that you can browse, both toolbox programs and
> non-toolbox programs.
>
> If you don't have it, the other essential reference is the toolbox
> programming books.
>
> Mike

Mike,

You are dead right. Although I *gasp* prefer Complete Pascal over Orca/
Pascal (I prefer Complete Pascals extensions), your "Learn to Program
in Pascal" and "Toolbox Programming in Pascal" are both excellent
resources for someone starting out. Although I'd already nutted much
of the Toolbox out prior to purchasing Opus ][, I still reckon you
need to be commended for writing such excellent resources! They are
definitely top-shelf if you want a "learn-at-your-own-pace" type
tutorial/reference that is tailored to a specific compiler/language.

Cheers,
Mike