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On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 21:00:44 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> IIRC it (Turbo Pascal. The amateurs language) had unions of some sort,
> but I would have needed about 100 to cover all cases and it was even
> then messy.

I put TurboPascal on the CP/M box mostly to see what you got for $50. I 
have to admit it was a lot faster to compile than BDS C.  I played with it 
a little but never developed a taste for it.