Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!robertd From: robertd@tektronix.UUCP (Bob Dietrich) Newsgroups: net.lang.pascal Subject: Re: Re: Language transitions Message-ID: <5175@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 18:58:12 EST Article-I.D.: tektroni.5175 Posted: Mon Mar 4 18:58:12 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Mar-85 03:10:28 EST References: <685@topaz.ARPA> <975@reed.UUCP> <12226@gatech.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 26 > > One of the proposed extensions to Pascal described in the July 84 Sigplan > Notices is and extend(f) procedure, which positions to the end of 'f', > and leaves it open for writing. Another extension is for random access > (seeking). There is other work in progress to give Pascal some decent I/O. > > If they keep it up, Pascal may yet end up a decent language. Now if we just > had own variables and compile time initialization.... > -- > Arnold Robbins > CSNET: arnold@gatech ARPA: arnold%gatech.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa > UUCP: { akgua, allegra, hplabs, ihnp4, seismo, ut-sally }!gatech!arnold Surprise, Surprise. JPC has recently approved a separate compilation (modularity) extension that allows "own" variables. Also, a while back we put a value initialization extension into the CEL (Candidate Extension Library). We're trying. Bob Dietrich Tektronix, Inc. (503) 629-1727 {ucb or dec}vax!tektronix!robertd uucp address robertd@tektronix csnet address robertd.tektronix@rand-relay arpa address