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From: dean@xcssun.Berkeley.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: TML Pascal vs. LSP 2.0
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Date: 3 Dec 88 05:31:30 GMT
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Seeing as my LSP 1.11 is a bit out of date, it's time to consider the upgrade
possibilities:

	1) LSP 2.0 : [Note: I did _not_ receive an upgrade notice, at least
		      as of a week ago.... I registered my 1.0 package
		      in October 1987, so I think Think knows who I am...]
		Should I
			A) Order the $50 upgrade from Symantec (~$56 with
			tax and shipping) or
			B) But LSP 2.0 from MacConnection ?  (Haven't
			checked the price recently, but it was $65 + $3 for
			overnight shipping)  Which way will I get it faster ?
or
	2) Forget LSP and get TML Pascal II ? 

Advantages that I see of (2) over (1).
I get the MPW shell, which is needed
for some other things that I'd like to run, including some other compilers.

Questions:
	Which compiler generates tighter code ? Faster code ?
(please include sources of all benchmarks, along with compliation options,
so we can interpert what we get, as I assume some of netters are interested
in this, too.)
	Will TML Pascal compile MacApp ?  (from a previous posting I gather
that the MPW Assembler (not included) is required to actaully make anything
run.)  Why does Symantec advertise Object Pascal support, then say MacApp
compatibility coming soon ?  (I _know_ that you don't have to support MacApp
to be an object-oriented language, but I do question the value of an Object
Pascal that can't compile the #1 Object Pascal program.)


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Drew Dean
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