-=> On 04-11-20 12:22, Kurt Weiske wrote to Dan Clough <=-
DC> One issue I have is "which Pascal these days"? Free Pascal seems
DC> the likely choice. What I used to know about Pascal was all done
DC> on Turbo Pascal in DOS...
DC> Need to do some research on how different FP is from the old TP...
KW> While I'm working from home during the shelter-in-place, I'm looking
KW> for projects to fill the time I do have. I'm tempted to run everything
KW> in DOSBOX or a DOS VM and just pretend the last 2 decades didn't
KW> happen. :)
I think the differences with FP depend on what units you include and how it's
setup.
KW> TurboPascal should run fine in DOSBOX. :)
I don't see why it wouldn't.
And yeah, I need to get back into Pascal, I used to be quite proficient in TP
back in the day, but these days, FP would be more useful.
... Reality crept in. I nailed it for trespassing.
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