Date   : Fri, 23 NOV 1987 08:33:00-
From   : RALPH%UHHEPG.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Help in selecting the right Modula 2 needed

Date: 23-NOV-1987 08:16:42.99
From: Ralph Becker-Szendy RALPH AT UHHEPG
To:   BITNET::"info-cpm@simtel20.arpa",RALPH
Subj: Help in selecting the right Modula 2 needed
Hi everyone

we are contemplating buying a Modula 2 compiler for cp/m. It has to run on a
Z80 (although the processor is soon going to be a Z280). As far as I can see,
there are three compilers on the market (excluding the one for UCSD-p):
- Turbo Modula 2 (available from Echelon for $89.95),
- the Zuerich M2 compiler (available from W&A for $160), and
- FTL Modula 2 (also W&A for $49.95).
Now the question: who has some experience with those compilers (both good and
bad), and if you know them well: which one would you recommend ? I do not need
ROM-able code (but it may be handy some time), but i DO need linking with
assembler code (but not necessarily an inline-assembler). A nice user-interface
helps, but is not really necessary. Extreme compilation speed is not a must,
but the code should be fast and particularly tight (i expect some programs
to be limited by code size). Any bad or good advice is appreciated.

BTW, apologies to Keith Petersen and John S. Fisher. I was too harsh about the
"ARPA-net attitude of Simtel20". But i still think there should be more cp/m
file servers, both on BITNET and on other nets.

Ralph Becker-Szendy                                     RALPH@UHHEPG.BITNET
University of Hawaii / High Energy Physics Group              (808)948-7391
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