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Back in the day, I was working on my master's using Oregon Pascal on a Vax 11/780 (cost: ~$20,000). I purchased Turbo Pascal for $49.00 out of curiosity -- not
by johnohara 17y ago
Back in the day, I was working on my master's using Oregon Pascal on a Vax 11/780 (cost: ~$20,000). I purchased Turbo Pascal for $49.00 out of curiosity -- not expecting much.
The whole thing came in a standard white box. The disks (I think 2 5 1/4" floppies) were sandwiched inside the manual which was as thick as the shipping box. A couple of promotional pieces and my receipt. That was it.
Happiness -- because it worked just as well. I remember thinking "How can this be?"
Little did I know that it was time to get off the beach and seek higher ground.