Hello all!

There is a new step reached in OS/2 pascal programming.

Here some info on it:

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SP/2 Field Test Version 1 (February 1996)

The release of SP/2 1.5 is planned for february 1996. If you have any
suggestions or you find bugs/errors in both the compiler and the
IDE please let us know quickly. Registered users of the 1.0 version
will get the 1.5 for free as soon as it is available. Version 1.5 will
include a complete help similar to version 1.0 help and the sample
programs from the 1.0 version. If you do not have a legal copy of the
version 1.0 you may order it for a price of 169,-DM including shipping
(printed manuals 50,- DM extra). 1.5 will be included then in the
package for free. Please send your order to

SpeedSoft
Arthur-Strobel-Str. 12
09127 Chemnitz
GERMANY

FAX: +49-(0)371 2176173

COMPUSERVE 100614,306
Internet   speedsoft{at}special.infox.com

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The next regular version will be Version 2.0 (Codename "Sibyl"). Its
release is planned for June/Jule/August 1996. This next version
will include Delphi support and an IDE similar to Delphi. Further Sibyl
will support cross platforming for OS/2, Win95 and WinNT. Beta test
starts in february/march. If you have interest in taking part in
the Beta test for Sibyl please let us know and you will get
information when and where it is available.

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What's new in this version of SP/2:
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- Higher BP7 compatibility
- Compiler up to 3 times faster
- new SPU format to speed up linking
- New Object Pascal (Delphi) language extensions
- Complex function result types (all types allowed)
- Open arrays now implemented
- SETs of Enums can now contain up to 255 elements
- Uninitialized data no longer stored in EXE
- Faster file I/O
- All 80386/486 processor commands and adressing modes included
- Easier array handling (array constants like in BP8)
- BP 8.0 (Delphi) features like
                               - Classes
                               - Properties for Classes/Objects
                               - Indexed properties
                               - Class functions for Classes
                               - Published, Protected Class/Object parts
                               - Runtime type information
                               - Runtime object identification
- Type STRING now Turbo Pascal compatible again.
- New, more "intelligent" Make
- Turbo vision patch program allowing most of TV programs to run with OS/2
- The keyword RESOURCE from the 1.0 version was deleted, use
  {$R ResourceName} instead.

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This field version is freely available on the following internet sites:

http://www.midilink.nl/speed/
http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~jho/SSOFT/index.htm

By FTP:
ftp.midilink.nl in the directory /pub/speed.pascal.OS2/BETA
Please use the Loginname "anonymous" and your Mailaddress
as Password. The Loginname "ftp" is not supported.


BBS:
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   For Online-users the following phonenumbers are available for calling SPECIAL-bbs:
         +49-371-2176173 2400-19200 (V22b,V32,V32b,ZYX16,ZYX19,FAX,ISDN)
                 2176174 2400-28800 (V22b,V32,V32b,V32t,VFC)
                 2176173 64000      (ISDNB,ISDNC)



   In the Main-Menu is a blue Sub-Menu "[O]S/2 32-Bit Pascal".
   There is a link to SP15-G1.ZIP (Speed-Pascal/2 1.5 Field Test)

FILEREQUEST:
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 By FIDO-Filerequest to 2:249/5080 (ISDN moeglich)
                  or to 2:249/5081

 The Filename is: SP15-G1.ZIP or SPEEDBETA

COMPUSERVE:
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   GO CODEPORT



Bye, Erik!
[TeamOS/2 NL]
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