Hej David!

Friday April 12 1996, David Muir writes to Peter Yao:

 DM> VP is smaller and faster in this case, despite the 16 bit text code. Your
 DM> mileage may vary. (For what it's worth, I honestly don't think it's worth
 DM> the trouble to use 32 bit TEXT code if it requires distributing another
 DM> dll).

Just a quick note on this: The DLL included with Speed-Pascal does not
implement 32 bit text mode routines - the DLL is simply an interface layer
to the 16 bit text mode routines of OS/2.  The DLL is required, because SP
cannot call these APIs directly, as is the case with VP.

 DM> Another serious consideration is the price of the finished product.
 DM> SP is considerably cheaper than VP in Contnental North America (and I'm
 DM> sure elsewhere as well, although I don't know for sure)

VP is more expensive than SP, but you do get more for your money too - the
most obvious is the printed manual of course.  What you ultimately buy must
be a compromise between what you can afford and what you need, with your
input based on what you hear, what you think of the demo versions and of
course reviews.

VP/2 is priced in a way that we hopefully do not scare anyone away with an
overly high price tag, while charging enough that we can fund further
development and support.  Selling a product too cheaply can kill it just as
easily as selling it too expensively can - it's a balancing act...

Yours,
Allan

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