Date   : Thu, 08 Jan 1987 04:52:03 GMT
From   : Norm Crowfoot <ncc6933@ritcv.uucp>
Subject: Re: Modula 2 for CP/M

In article <438@hrcca.UUCP> bobc@hrcca.UUCP (Bob V. Kemp) writes:
>I have seen ads for FTL Modula 2 sold by Workman and Associates,
>and a local BBS advertises TURBO Modula 2 by Borland, both for CP/M.
...
>Does anyone have experience with, or knowledge about these or any
>other Modula 2 compilers for CP/M?

Just today I had in my hand the Borland book for their M2, it's real 
and you can order it and the interpreter/compiler from *real* people.
Catch is that Borland isn't selling it!

The "Borland Turbo" M2 was developed by an outside s/w house and is
being sold by them.  Name escape's me, but it's right there on the
cover, along with Borland.  Check out the recent BYTE's for Ciarcia's
pieces on his new computer -- there is a reference to this s/w house.

I did inspect the manual, over lunch.  The M2 is apparently a variation
of the M2M interpreter, though there is mention of producing assembler
code.  There are two versions, one for the Z80 (CP/M) and another for
the new Ciarcia board.  An editor and linker are supplied.  COM files
may be produced.

We could not tell is the asm output could be ROMable or not.  Will know
more shortly as the owner puts it up on his Z80, CP/M machine.