** Quoting David Roper to Joe Negron:
DR> -----stuff omitted-----
JN> That's an interesting scenario you paint there, but I've seen no
  > indication from PowerBASIC that they have plans on going that route.
  > I also have doubts that there is a pressing business need for an
  > OS/2-Windows cross platform compiler.
BTW, it bears noting that Computer Associates did just this with
CA-Realizer (though it is not a "real" compiler), and, while I imagine
my POV isn't very universal, I don't think it's been used much (at least
not for that purpose).
DR> Joe, no argument here. ...BUT, I just hope that PowerBasic will
  > continue their fine upgrades to the DOS "jobbie" they have.
:)  Well, you're talking to the wrong person about this.  I sold my copy
of PowerBASIC v3.0b because I was disgusted with the missing features
and bugs.  However, I don't know how good/bad PB Inc. has been with
subsequent releases.
DR> I have v3.2 and am on the fasttrack (or whatever it's called) and
  > personally cannot wait for the 3.3 to see the light of day.
Have you used the product since v3.0a (the first release)?  If so,
please give me a rundown of the features added/bugs squashed from
v3.0a to the current v3.2 (I know about pointers - anything else?).
DR> I would like for the folks at PB to offer beta upgrade patches via
  > FTP to allow us brave souls to upgrade a copy of the latest
  > "official" version (now 3.2, of course) to beta test their new
  > ideas for them.  We're here.
Sounds like a good idea to me.
DR> Comments to this -from others besides you- Joe, are welcome -but
  > comments to Bob Z and Dave N would prolly be better on this subject.
Oh, I've had my share of communication with Bob Z.  I found him to be
thin-skinned, and not very receptive to constructive criticism.
However, I don't wish to start a debate about this, so I'll leave it at
that. :)
DR> I thought OS/2 would take the world by "storm".
I'd like to debate this with you, but this isn't the place. :)
DR> Oh, and Thank you for all the code you have supplied to all of us
  > freely which we borrow and use in our "projects"  Please don't stop.
Thanks much for the kind words.
            --From Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY, Wed, 04-24-96--
                --Internet: joe.negron@consultant.com--
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