This post ends thirty days of blog posts in celebration of Turbo Pascal Version 1.0’s 25th anniversary. I’ve tried to post a selection of memories and technical details but I knew I would not be able to tell the whole story in just one month. I will continue to collect the historical documents and memories [...]
From: Larry O’Brien - knowing.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: Turbo Pascal version 1.0 anniversary…
[David I. note: Larry O'Brien is a professional writer and software developer who lives on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Larry has been Product Review Editor for the magazines Computer Language and AI Expert, Editor-in-Chief [...]
From the Turbo Pascal manual:
The following diagrams illustrate the contents of memory at different stages of working with the TURBO system.
Compilation in Memory - During compulation of a program in memory, the memory is mapped as follows:
0000
CP/M and run-time workspace
Pascal Library
Turbo interface, editor, and compiler
Error Messages (optional - when you start [...]
From: J.D. Hildebrand - hildebrand.com
Sent: November 3, 2008
Subject: Turbo Pascal
[ David I. Note: J.D. Hildebrand has been an award-winning magazine editor, a self-taught programmer, and a mediocre jazz musician. J.D. has done a fair bit of writing, including the Open Source Watch column from SD Times, and many contributions to the Borland (CodeGear) Developer Network. [...]
From: Gerold Martens
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:59 PM
Subject: Pascal/Delphi Story
[ David I. note - this story dates back to an email I received in 2005 as part of the Delphi 10 year celebration. It also has memories of Turbo Pascal version 1.0 at the start. ]
A long, long time ago, in 1983 I bought [...]
Several different community members and industry luminaries have posted blog articles with memories of Turbo Pascal version 1.0. Here are just a few of the blog posts with the person, link to the blog, and an excerpt from their posts.
Huw Collingbourne - Editor of Bitwise Magazine, UK
http://www.bitwisemag.com/2/Turbo-Pascal-Quarter-of-a-Century
"CodeGear’s David Intersimone wrote to me today to remind [...]
If you try the Randomize procedure in Turbo Pascal version 1.0, you will notice that it doesn’t do anything at all. The original manual says it will re-seed the random number generator function so that it doesn’t start with the same random numbers each time.
In the Turbo Tutor version 1 book, section 20.1, there is a replacement [...]
Here are a few of the frequently asked questions about Turbo Pascal. These questions are taken from the Turbo Pascal manual, Turbo Tutor book, from the Internet, and also from my (not-so-complete) memory.
Q: Who were the developers who originally worked on the Turbo Pascal version 1.0 software, manuals, and examples? A: Anders Hejlsberg (compiler, runtime library), [...]
From: Jeff Duntemann - duntemann.com
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:02 AM
Subject: Turbo Pascal v1 25th anniversary…
[ David I. note: Jeff Duntemann is a self described "writer, editor, technologist, and contrarian". He is the author (and co-author) of many programming books. And, for a time, was a Borland employee as the editor-in-chief of Turbo Technix Magazine. ]
Turbo Pascal, for [...]
From: Neil Rubenking - ziffdavis.com
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:14 AM
Subject: Turbo Pascal version 1.0
[ David I note: Neil Rubenking is an writer for PC Magazine covering programming, tools, and solutions to problems. He is the author of seven books on DOS, Windows, and Pascal/Delphi programming, including Delphi Programming for Dummies. ]
When I discovered Turbo [...]
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