From: anthonyh63@comcast.net   
      
   On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:21:59 +0000 (UTC), Michael Howe   
    wrote:   
      
   >Hi,   
   >   
   >I'm interested in learning the Turbo Pascal dialect of the Pascal   
   >programming language. Pascal seems like an enjoyable language to   
   >work with. I know a little Pascal, but I want to learn as much as   
   >I can so I can take advantage of the capabilities of the language.   
   >I'm looking for books that cover the basics of the language, as   
   >well as advanced programming topics such as memory management,   
   >data structures, and possibly software engineering. I don't want   
   >to buy too many books, 3 or 4 is my limit.   
   >   
   >   
   >These are the books that I have in mind:   
   >   
   >"Oh! Pascal!: Turbo Pascal 6.0" by Doug Cooper   
   >"Mastering Turbo Pascal 6" by Tom Swan   
   >"Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs" by Niklaus Wirth   
   >   
   >   
   >Someone suggested that the first two books are the best books on   
   >Pascal/TP, and probably the only books that I'll need. They are   
   >easy to find used also.   
      
      
          I will third Marco on Jeff Duntemann.   I have a > 10 year old   
   copy of The Complete Turbo Pascal (third edition)   It is the most   
   beat to death book in my entire Library because it has gotten so   
   much use.    When I started with fpc last Fall It was still my most   
   useful reference this many years later.   
      
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