Hello Joe!
Wednesday February 28 1996 07:03, Joe Milosch wrote to Lou Sanders:
 JM> Lou Sanders wrote in a message to All:
 JM> Hi Lou, add my voice to the chant for OS2. I havn't waited as long as
 JM> you, but OS2 is the way I want to go. Maybe they need to work out the
 JM> backward compatibility issues. A bug-free OS2 version would be better
 JM> than a quick and dirty, slap-it-together version.
Dave Navarro, has stated in this conference, PowerBASIC for OS/2 was 
scheduled for release at the end of 1995 and it didn't happen. It would have 
been a nice
gesture coming back and saying why it was'nt released. A little customer 
relations goes along way.
I agree Joe, I want a bug-free compiler also and I've been willing to wait.
The point is, PowerBASIC for OS/2 is on the back burner, It's low priority if
it has any at all. AND, I don't much care for the way PowerBASIC Inc. is 
doing business at this point in time. You know the old saying, screw me once, 
shame on you, screw me twice, shame on me.
For those wanting a 32 bit compiler for OS/2 the product below might be your 
ticket...
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SP/2 Field Test Version 1 (February 1996)
The release of SP/2 1.5 is planned for february 1996. If you have any
suggestions or you find bugs/errors in both the compiler and the
IDE please let us know quickly. Registered users of the 1.0 version
will get the 1.5 for free as soon as it is available. Version 1.5 will
include a complete help similar to version 1.0 help and the sample
programs from the 1.0 version. If you do not have a legal copy of the
version 1.0 you may order it for a price of 169,-DM including shipping
(printed manuals 50,- DM extra). 1.5 will be included then in the
package for free. Please send your order to
SpeedSoft
Arthur-Strobel-Str. 12
09127 Chemnitz
GERMANY
FAX: +49-(0)371 2176173
COMPUSERVE 100614,306
Internet   speedsoft@special.infox.com
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The next regular version will be Version 2.0 (Codename "Sibyl"). Its
release is planned for June/Jule/August 1996. This next version
will include Delphi support and an IDE similar to Delphi. Further Sibyl
will support cross platforming for OS/2, Win95 and WinNT. Beta test
starts in february/march. If you have interest in taking part in
the Beta test for Sibyl please let us know and you will get
information when and where it is available.
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What's new in this version of SP/2:
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- Higher BP7 compatibility
- Compiler up to 3 times faster
- new SPU format to speed up linking
- New Object Pascal (Delphi) language extensions
- Complex function result types (all types allowed)
- Open arrays now implemented
- SETs of Enums can now contain up to 255 elements
- Uninitialized data no longer stored in EXE
- Faster file I/O
- All 80386/486 processor commands and adressing modes included
- Easier array handling (array constants like in BP8)
- BP 8.0 (Delphi) features like
                               - Classes
                               - Properties for Classes/Objects
                               - Indexed properties
                               - Class functions for Classes
                               - Published, Protected Class/Object parts
                               - Runtime type information
                               - Runtime object identification
- Type STRING now Turbo Pascal compatible again.
- New, more "intelligent" Make
- Turbo vision patch program allowing most of TV programs to run with OS/2
- The keyword RESOURCE from the 1.0 version was deleted, use
  {$R ResourceName} instead.
Please mail bug reports and suggestions to either of the following
mail addresses:
Compuserve : 100614,306
Internet : speedsoft@special.infox.com
Support    support@special.infox.com
Beta-Tester   speedpascal.beta@special.infox.com
or to Compuserves CODEPORT into the SP/2 Beta section there.
Note that a little program fragment that caused the error is useful !
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    Regards, Lou Sanders
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