Frank,
FM>  This view is shared by the designers of C++.  Nevertheless, 
FM> C++ has enough OOP extensions to meke it quite useful in 
FM> modeling objects...." 
Sounds VERY strange to me! :-) In fact, I'd almost say "rubbish".
FM>     Am I wasting my time - even if it IS only a hobby with 
FM> no purpose to make a career of it (I'm too old). 
In the words of MANY people "C++ is a real programmer's language"
I say "amen". :-)
If you want to program a game, don't even THINK of doing it in Pascal,
there are about 2 people worldwide who write games in Pascal, and they're
thinking about moving to C/C++.. ;-)
Nearly ALL examples out there regarding games programming are in
C/C++ with a little ASM..
So, in my opinion, if you want to write games, or get any kind of user
support, program in C++! :-)
TTFN - Paul.
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