ML> you really should take a look at free pascal, then...
     > it is multi-platform and multi-OS... granted, not
     > everything is the same across the multi parts but
     > most of it is... it is also still in development...

 AB>     Last time I looked at Free Pascal it wasn't as cross-
 AB> platform as I would have liked.  

when was that?

the biggest thing i find is which units you use... there are similar routines
in several units... if you are only working with X platform, then these units
are fine but if you want to work with X, Y and Z platforms, then you might
want to look at that unit and those routines over there... yes, it takes time
and documentation... speaking of which, there is a book available... i forget
who wrote it but the first was in german... i am not sure if they have an
english version available yet... i will have to dig for the details if you are
interested...

 AB> For the work I'm likely to do now, that's probably less of an 
 AB> issue though.  I've just downloaded the manual set and I'll have a 
 AB> look.  Thanks for the suggestion.

you are welcome... i'm in FP/Laz pretty much every day as i have several
projects i've been working on to try to get familiar and comfortable with the
environment and the nuances of the language... it is very close to BP/TP but
there are some differences, for sure... i definitely want to get my most used
libraries converted over so that i can continue to use them and compile my
BP/TP projects for other platforms :)

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