=> Quoting Josh Whitt (1:2260/150) to All on 02 Jan 95  12:11 <=

 JW> Is SP/2 a closed beta or is it available to everyone?  If it's
 JW> available, where can I FREQ it?  Size doesn't matter; I NEED TO WRITE
 JW> OS/2 PROGRAMS!! :)

I checked last week, and it is restricted to 40 beta testers.  There were
still 10-15 slots available when I checked.  Becoming a beta tester also
means that you have to destroy all copies of the package once the testing
period ends.  Also, you can't distribute programs commercially that were
written with a beta version.  Be aware that the buglist is in German.
Contact the SpeedPASCAL support person who is
Jens Hofbauer{at}2:2480/410.999
Internet: jho{at}informatik.tu-chemnitz.de

If you are looking for a free Pascal compiler package for OS/2 then try out
GNU Pascal compiler (GPC) version 2.6 which comes with source code.  It
partially supports Extended Pascal (ISO/IEC 10206) and has extensions for
Objects, and inline code.  It's interesting but incomplete as it is a work
in-progress.  You need a free GNU C/C++ (OS/2) compiler to create the GPC.
Internet: kampi.hut.fi:/jtv/gnu-pascal/gpc-2.6.0-sep30.tar.gz

I have uploaded GPC26.ZIP (772563 bytes) to Infinity BBS.  Also, demo
programs for Prospero Extended Pascal for (OS/2 32-bit) are on Infinity BBS
as 32BITPAS.ZIP (131480 bytes).

Investigate Prospero compilers if you need professional tools immediately:

  ***************************************************************************
     Prospero Extended Pascal is available for:
          DOS, DOS+DPMI, OS/2-16-Bit, Windows 3.1x and OS/2-32-Bit
     Some demo-programs (DLGDEMO.ZIP, PMDEMO.EXE and PMDEMO2.EXE)
     are available for File- or FTP-request by ftpmail{at}fplue.escape.de or
     14:3000/0.
  ***************************************************************************   
Prospero Software have developed an implementation of Extended
Pascal for PCs running the DOS operating system.  This is the single 
most widely-available programming environment, and demonstrates 
that the language is one that makes sense on a wide variety of 
platforms and is not restricted to the mainframe or the high-end 
workstation.  For further details, contact

     Prospero Software Ltd.
     190 Castelnau
     London SW13 9DH
     England

     Tel: 081-741 8531   (+4481 741 8531)
     Fax: 081-748 9344   (+4481 748 9344)

 or
     Friedrich Pluennecke        E-Mail:    fp{at}pluennecke.de
     Hinterm Dorfe 21            PTSnet     14:3000/0
     D-38268 Lengede                        14:3000/1
     Germany
 
     Tel.: 05174 1637     Fax : 05174 1225    BBS : 05174 8381

... Howard International, P.O. Box 34633, NKC MO 64116