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From: drc@dbase.UUCP (Dennis Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: TML M2 system
Message-ID: <273@dbase.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Nov-87 08:15:33 EST
Article-I.D.: dbase.273
Posted: Sun Nov 29 08:15:33 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 2-Dec-87 22:18:00 EST
References: <2092@uvacs.CS.VIRGINIA.EDU>
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Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale Cal.
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Keywords: modula2, Macintosh

In article <2092@uvacs.CS.VIRGINIA.EDU>, rlc@uvacs.CS.VIRGINIA.EDU (Robert L. Chase) writes:
> Is anyone familiar with the Modula-2 system advertised in recent issues of
> MacTutor by TML? Their Pascal is reportedly very good. Iv'e had very bad luck
> trying to deal with MacModula Corp recently, and need a full blown Modula-2
> system for my MacII for CS research. Any help would be appreciated. Please
> reply to rlc@cs.virginia.edu  (INTERNET). Thanks very much. -Bob Chase

I have reviewed the TML Modula-2 product for MacWorld -- the review is in this
month's (Dec. 87) issue.  It's a good compiler/product.  It is NOT stand-alone,
but runs under MPW as a tool (just like MPW Pascal and C).  The version I own
doesn't have Volume V libraries as yet, but I just received word from TML that
the new libraries are on the way.  Another MPW Modula-2 compiler, SemperSoft,
is also available.  It currently supports Volume V interfaces.  I tend to use
SemperSoft because: 1) it supports type-transfer functions  2) it produces
tighter code (both size and speed)  3) it compiles faster   4) the Volume V
stuff is already there.

TML has better documentation and costs $25 less, plus it was out there first.
If you need a stand-alone Modula-2, there is MacMeth (Modula Corp, so it's
probably the one you're having problems with), TDI M-2 (TDI, Dallas TX, buggy
and awkward with what might be the worst editor I've ever used), and MacLogimo
(shareware, $18.50, based upon the ETHZ compiler).  None of them currently
have the Volume V support, but it should be easy to roll your own with MacLogimo
since you get all the other library sources.

Dennis Cohen
Ashton-Tate Glendale Development Center
dBASE Mac Development Team
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Disclaimer:  Everything above is personal opinion and experience.  It has
nothing to do with my employer.