=> Quoting George White to John Howard on 04 Jan 95  05:01 <=

 GW> You wrote to Jonathan de Boyne Pollard:
 
 JH>My Pascal vendor has been Borland for several years now.  But Borland is
 JH>not
 JH>interested in developing Pascal for OS/2.  Even if they became
 JH>interested,
 JH>chances are the Pascal dialect would be non-standard.  This is the
 JH>primary
 JH>reason I am searching for an "Extended Pascal" compiler
for OS/2 that
 JH>utilizes the System Object Model (SOM) to implement its Objects.

 GW> I've just got the January edition of one of the UK more technical
 GW> computer magazines and one of the main development software
 GW> distributors advertisments mentions:

 GW> 
 GW> Warp into OS/2 with Pascal
 GW> Prospero have released their first 32-bit Intel compiler with OS/2 as
 GW> the first target. Their Extended Pascal is ideal if you want a
 GW> securely typed compiler language. For a limited period we are virtually
 GW> giving it away at ONLY 110 pounds. Cabot have ported their 32-bit power
 GW> system to OS/2 as well so you can choose between UCSD and Extended
 GW> Pascal. 
 GW> 

 GW> The price quoted for the Cabot "Power System + Pascal
(32-bit)" is 270
 GW> pounds.

 GW> The distributor is "Grey Matter" and they have a box in
their advert
 GW> headed "OS/2 WARP"... :-) At Last.... :-).

 GW> I'll chase up details after the holidays are over.

 GW> Grey Matter are on:
 GW> Voice +44 1364 654100
 GW> FAX   +44 1364 654200

Thanks.  I am in the middle of the U.S.A. and can't locate a distributor of
Prospero Extended Pascal.  Since you are in the U.K., can you find out the
names and numbers for us to contact any U.S. distributor?

I checked the financial section of the paper today and a British pound equals
about US$1.56 so that puts the price of the "give away" compiler at $172.
That price is reasonable if Objects are supported.

I got some OS/2 demo programs for Prospero Extended Pascal a few days ago
via the Internet from friedrich.pluennecke{at}fplue.escape.de whom might be the
Prospero distributor in Germany.  The WORMS demo shows it can handle
semaphores and multithreading with ease.  So I am interested in buying an
OS/2 Extended Pascal compiler this month.

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