-=> On 04-19-20 09:57, mark lewis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
ml> Re: Re: Still here
ml> By: Tony Langdon to Dan Clough on Sun Apr 19 2020 12:23:00
TL> Yeah, I've generally only used units like Crt, which FP does actually have,
TL> so this isn't an issue for me.
ml> that unit should only be used in certain specific cases... generally
ml> speaking, it isn't needed for most code...
Guess what, first program I put in, it was needed. :) Can't remember what
function it was for now. :)
ml> the libs are already written... all you have to do it use them and add your
ml> code to manipulate the data sent/received as desired...
And that's the part I need to learn. ;) Reading FP documentation on network
programming and using the libraries didn't help.
ml> when i was going more pascal coding than i am now, i spent a good part
ml> of the time stripping out my custom routines because they already exist
ml> in the available libraries... i also spent a lot of time ripping out my
ml> custom ASM code because it was easier to use the pascal versions that
ml> did the same plus had more features than my speciality code did...
I bet there's a lot more good libraries around now.
ml> direct memory addressing like reading the BIOS serial and parallel port
ml> addresses and writing directly to video RAM are not used any more...
ml> the OS simply won't let you have access to the hardware any more...
Yeah, no surprise there. Only exception would be for DOS software running in a
suitable VM, but I don't reallt want to write DOS software these days.
ml> using the TP mode does allow almost all old TP code to be compiled but
ml> you'll definitely have to rip direct memory addressing stuff out and
ml> find other routines to replace many commercial libs you may have
ml> used... some of those old commercial routines are now open and already
ml> rewritten and included with FPC and/or Lazarus...
Yeah makes sense. :)
... Swallowing your pride seldom leads to indigestion.
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