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- #: 19232 S0/General
- 18-Mar-87 02:23:09
- Sb: Personal Pascal and GDOS
- Fm: Bill Wilkinson (OSS) 73177,2714
- To: ALL
-
- Certain parties (who will be named if they don't cut it
- out) at a certain computer manufacturer (that will also be
- named, if need be) have stated publicly that Personal Pascal
- does not work with GDOS.
-
- To which I reply: "WHAT GDOS?" As far as I am aware,
- "GDOS" is a mythical piece of software that may someday be
- released by said computer company.
-
- Okay...that's going overboard.
-
- Actually, OSS _has_ had a version of Personal Pascal
- available since _SEPTEMBER 1986_ that supports GDOS (and
- several other goodies). We have purposely NOT released it
- because that certain computer company has not released GDOS.
-
- HOWEVER, we have made it available to all claiming a need
- on a "beta test" basis. Which is surprisingly similar to the
- method by which one obtains a copy of this mythical GDOS.
-
- To frost my cake just a bit more: That certain computer
- company has _NEVER_ sent OSS _even one single copy_ of said
- mythical GDOS. OSS managed to find one as a prize in a box of
- cereal...ummm...make that in a box of "EasyDraw"...that OSS
- _purchased_ for hard cash.
-
- How come the compiler owned (legally...who knows how many
- illegal copies of Alcyon C are floating around) by more ST
- owners than any other compiler (we BELIEVE that statement is
- true...we will discuss real numbers with any software
- manufacturer willing to be similarly open) is accorded short
- shrift by that certain computer company? Could it be because
- said computer company has a--shall we say--"bias" towards
- another language? One that has a single letter for its
- name?
-
- Enough.
-
- If anybody out there NEEDS a version of Personal Pascal
- that supports GDOS, send back your original master disk (and
- some stamps for shipping would be nice, though not required)
- and we will copy new version onto it. REMEMBER: this is NOT
- an official release and WILL NOT BE OFFICIAL until Atari
- (oops...I meant to say "that certain computer company")
- releases GDOS.
-
- PLEASE do not ask for this version unless you NEED it. We
- are busy getting the new, major update of PPascal ready. The
- manual is started. If you CAN wait for that update (max. of 3
- months...he says), please do so.
-
- Thanks.
-