Re: Last Version of TML Pascal II (Complete Pascal II)

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Jul 25, 7:33 am, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ok, lets build a timeline here so I/we know exactly what we're looking
> for.  Is the following ordering correct?  I just want to make sure
> there isn't a Complete Pascal v1.0 or other weirdness going on.
> Likewise since TML sold the software, do we know that Complete Pascal
> v2.0 just isn't an rebadged copy of TML Pascal v1.5?
>
> TML Pascal II v1.1
> TML Pascal II v1.5
> Complete Pascal v2.0
>
> Regarding the upgrade that is being referred to, is it an upgrade from
> TML Pascal II v1.5 to Complete Pascal v2.0, or are we talking about an
> upgrade of bugs in Complete Pascal v2.0?
>
> - Paul

Paul,

>From what I understand (only from what I have managed to dig up here
in the csa2 news group), there were the following releases of TML
Pascal:

* TML Pascal I (unknown version number(s))
* TML Pascal II v1.1 (don't know if there was a v1.0)
* TML Pascal II v1.5
* Complete Pascal 1.0 (which I *believe* was simply TML Pascal II
rebadged)
* Complete Pascal 2.0

Now from what I've read, the original company marketing TML Pascal
(TML Systems) sold the rights to the program to "Complete Technology"
which was essentially a one man show (Vince M. Cooper). When this
happened, the name changed from "TML Pascal II" to "Complete Pascal
1.0".

Complete Pascal 2.0 was subsequently marketed as having many upgrades,
extra features, and bug fixes. See the following link for the spiel
given back in the day (I hope the link works):

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.apple2/browse_frm/thread/7050eb8e7e5f6247/43a45522110e7309?lnk=gst&q=Complete+pascal&rnum=3#43a45522110e7309

Now as I mentioned in my previous posts, the release of Complete
Pascal 2.0 was rather infamous as many people sent money in for the
upgrade but never received the actual product. However, those few
people that did receive the upgrade said that it was very good.

I would really like to get my hands on Complete Pascal 2.0 (if
possible), but as the only version of TML Pascal available to download
is TML Pascal v1.1, *any* newer version would be welcome. I recently
underwent the arduous task of converting the TML Pascal II manual from
French into English, but noticed that some of what was said in the
manual differed from the v1.1 version. I'm guessing that the manual is
probably for v1.5.

I hope that clears up things (maybe it has made it muddier!). And if
I've gotten anything wrong, please feel free to correct me, as I am
only going by the bits and pieces that I found by searching csa2
history.

cheers,
-p