28 Jan 16 00:45, you wrote to James Coyle:

 >> Free Pascal isn't going to compile everything Virtual Pascal does
 >> without changes.  If you want code that works across many platforms,
 >> Free Pascal is the only way to go.

 VC> Wil it compile TP (Turbo Pascal) code and if so will it compile inline
 VC> assembler?

FPC will compile TP syntax but some things have to be done differently (eg:
direct bios table access)... it does do inline assembly, IIRC... i know it
does its own... i don't recall what ASM format it does, though...

 VC> I have the Filemgr program that was used with that compiler and my
 VC> knowledge of Pascal is to put it mildly now very rusty.

it is a free download... there is a DOS oriented flavor... i think it
requires one of those mem386 type memory managers, though... there's also
been some work done for supporting the i386 model but i don't know how far
that has come... that may work for older machines without need for special
memory stuffs...

there's also a forum and some mailing lists... i much prefer the mailing lists...

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