Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's 41 Floppies Worth

From	Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com>
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Subject	Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's 41 Floppies Worth
Date	2025-09-01 08:01 -0700
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On 8/31/25 22:52, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/31/25 10:36 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:44:17 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>
>>> On 2025-08-30 01:34, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Using overlays was never straightforward, on any OS.
>>>
>>> It was trivial on Turbo Pascal.
>>
>> There were two kinds of overlay system: the one where the calling code
>> could be swapped out while the called code (needing a possible segment
>> swap when returning from the callee) and the one where it couldn’t
>> (needing more memory).
>>
>> Which one did Turbo Pascal use?
> 
>    I bought v1.x ... and then on. Best money I ever
>    spent. DID need overlays for a large pgm in v3.x -
>    something between a graphic and mini-GIS app.
>    STILL use FPC/Lazarus fairly often. GREAT language.
> 
>    And, unlike 'C', you can actually kind of read and
>    understand your own code years later :-)
> 
>    And the overlays WERE super easy. WERE limited
>    to 64k however. The older TPs came for both x86/DOS
>    and CP/M-86. Similar, though not quite identical,
>    tricks and solutions.
> 
>    Foley & Van Dam - "Fundamentals Of Interactive
>    Computer Graphics" - has all the good algos
>    (IN Pascal).
> 
>    Hey, did use the M$/IBM multi-pass Pascal compiler
>    (still have it in a VM somewhere) but TP was just
>    a *revolution*. Even found a good use for the
>    'turtle' in v3.x

I don't think I ever used TP, but I did use Turbo-C. Borland had great 
software, much better than any of its successors,

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  Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-08-29 20:52 +0000
    Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-29 23:34 +0000
      Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-08-30 11:51 +0200
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        Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-08-30 12:13 -0700
          Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-08-30 19:27 +0000
            Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-08-30 14:45 -0700
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                Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-09-03 07:59 -0700
                Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-03 17:38 +0000
                Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-03 17:51 +0000
            Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-09-02 22:03 +0000
        Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2025-08-30 19:34 -0400
      Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-31 13:44 +0200
        Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-01 02:36 +0000
          Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-09-01 01:52 -0400
            Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 11:26 +0200
            Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-09-01 08:01 -0700
              Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-01 18:12 +0000
              Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 20:15 +0200
          Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-01 11:20 +0200
    Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-08-30 11:49 +0200
      Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-08-30 17:39 +0000
        Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-08-31 12:40 +0200
          Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-08-31 08:19 -0700
            Re: Unix on x86, Hmmm ... Downloaded Xenix - But It's *41* Floppies Worth Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-08-31 20:10 +0200

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