-=> On 04-18-20 11:35, Dan Clough wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
DC> I started with TP4 / TP5 on DOS also, but have not done anything
DC> with it for many years. Also am looking to re-learn things, and
DC> with FreePascal. I've now got it (FP) installed on Linux, along
DC> wiht Lazarus, and am planning to fiddle with it as time permits.
DC> Maybe we can all revive this echo a little with questions as we go along...
DC> :-)
That actually sounds like a great idea, and perhaps if we learn together, it
might help me get into FP and Lazarus. I've only done basic stuff, one level
above "Hello, World" in FP so far. :)
DC> One of my issues at the moment is that a lot of what I did write
DC> years ago (just a few small utilities for personal use) relied on
DC> some "third party" Units. Specifically the "Turbo Technojocks
DC> Toolkit" units. Have already tried to compile one of those units
DC> on FP and it fails. So, my small programs can't (as currently
DC> written) be compiled on FP. I wish somebody with the skills
DC> would/could "port" those units over to FP. I suppose there are
DC> probably some similar units available for FP, but haven't had time
DC> to look into that much yet.
Yeah, I've generally only used units like Crt, which FP does actually have, so
this isn't an issue for me. But what will be a longer learning curve is taking
advantage of today's network environment - how to communicate over IP (v4 and
v6) and manage TCP, UDP, etc. There's been more than a few times I've wanted a
simple network daemon, but I don't have the necessary knowledge to do that in
any language.
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