Just to chime in: There's still software in use written in FoxPro/DOS from 1994 :)
In fact, I'm just upgrading and enhancing such a package. It's running from an USB-Stick (with FreeDos of course), which is plugged into a smallsized HP ThinClient. That beast is used in Delivery-cars, which sell flowers to gas-stations all over Germany. It will get replaced by a WebApp on Ipads, but until then it is doing it's job now since 25 years :) -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. Februar 2023 01:31 An: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> Betreff: Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone want to write an article about FreeDOS? Hi, >From a practical standpoint, the only "Turbo Pascal for DOS" that is readily >available anymore is "old 5.5" (freeware, non-redistributable). So it's not >even the full TP 7 dialect. So you do get actual improvements and newer >features in other compilers with their "turbo" dialect (e.g. FPC). Even ignoring FPC (which is wonderful), the "de facto" Pascal standard long ago was "turbo" in lieu of either of the "official" standards (ISO 7185, 10206). Even Niklaus Wirth himself (whose birthday is today!) long ago jumped ship to other languages (e.g. Oberon-07). Heck, Delphi is 28 years old as of yesterday! (Quoting Marco Cantu): "As a commenter wrote, Delphi was VB done right. With the original native VB long abandoned by Microsoft, and VB.NET 'nearly frozen', Delphi has kept more steam and has remained a viable option over the years." [FPC supports a large subset of Delphi.] So why use old dialects at all? Part of it is just a challenge to see if it can be done. Part of it is just minimalism or reducing complexity or avoiding unnecessary modern features. It's also just for strict compatibility (rarely needed but still valid). A newer language or toolset doesn't necessarily share all the advantages of the older one. There are advantages and disadvantages to each. _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
