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- BORLAND ANNOUNCES NEW PROFESSIONAL
- PASCAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS
- High-Productivity Products Feature Breakthrough Technology
-
- SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- November 2, 1992 -- Borland International Inc.
- (NASDAQ:BORL) today announced Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0, a new
- development system for professional DOS and Windows programmers. Borland
- Pascal with Objects 7.0 enables programmers to create applications for three
- platforms: DOS, DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) and Windows environments.
- Borland also announced the availability of Turbo Pascal 7.0, a new version
- of Turbo Pascal for entry-level programmers who want to learn object-oriented
- programming.
-
- Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 features breakthrough technology not found in
- any other programming language that enables programmers to share code
- libraries between DOS and Windows. This new technology provides programmers
- with an easy migration path from DOS to Windows by including the exclusive
- capability to create Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) that can be used in both
- DOS and Windows.
-
- "Our huge base of professional Pascal programmers asked for a product that
- combines the best DOS and Windows development systems," said Paul Gross,
- general manager of Borland's Application Development Business Unit. "We've
- responded by delivering a professional development system that removes the
- limitations of DOS with DPMI and provides a smooth migration from DOS to
- Windows."
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- BORLAND PASCAL WITH OBJECTS 7.0 NEW FEATURES
- DPMI Application Creation - This feature enables users to create
- protected-mode applications that access up to 16 megabytes of memory for code
- and data, giving programmers the ability to process larger amounts of data
- more efficiently.
-
- DOS Dynamic Link Libraries - This feature is exclusive to Borland Pascal with
- Objects 7.0 and enables users to create DOS and Windows Dynamic Link
- Libraries (DLLs). In addition, DLLs written in C/C++ or other languages can
- be linked into DOS and Windows programs created with Borland Pascal with
- Objects 7.0.
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- DOS and Windows ObjectBrowsers - The integrated development environment now
- includes ObjectBrowsers for DOS and Windows which allow the user to easily
- navigate source code either by objects or by units. The browser can display
- information in hierarchical form as well as all reference to variable types,
- and other symbolic formation.
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- New Optimizations - Six new compiler optimizations have been added including
- 80386 32-bit math operations, so that existing programs can be recompiled for
- faster performance.
-
- Tools - Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 includes all of the tools necessary
- for DOS and Windows development without requiring the Microsoft Windows SDK.
- The package contains TurboVision and ObjectWindows application frameworks,
- WinSight, WinSpector, Resource Workshop and enhanced versions of Turbo
- Debugger, Turbo Profiler and Turbo Assembler.
-
- Other new features in Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 include high-capacity
- DOS and Windows Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), color syntax
- highlighting, unlimited undo/redo, and new language features for added
- flexibility.
-
- TURBO PASCAL 7.0
- Turbo Pascal 7.0 is an entry level programming system for DOS developers who
- want the fastest way to learn object-oriented programming. This new DOS
- version is a subset of Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0, which provides the
- ability to create DOS real-mode programs.
-
- Turbo Pascal 7.0 has many new enhancements to the compiler, environment and
- libraries. New features include a high-capacity DOS IDE, color syntax
- highlighting with unlimited undo/redo, an ObjectBrowser for navigating source
- code, and new tutorials on using the Turbo Vision applications framework.
-
- BORLAND PASCAL PRODUCT LINE
- Since its introduction in 1983, Borland's Pascal compiler has been the world
- standard with more than two million users worldwide. Borland offers a
- complete line of Pascal products aimed at professionals as well as novice
- programmers. Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 and Turbo Pascal 7.0 replace
- the current Turbo Pascal Professional 6.0 and Turbo Pascal 6.0. Turbo
- Pascal for Windows 1.5 will remain on the market as an entry-level,
- object-oriented programming system for Windows. For users who want to learn
- how to program, Borland also offers two training videos from its Visions
- video series, "Learn Programming Today" and "The World of ObjectWindows for
- Pascal."
-
- THIRD PARTY SUPPORT
- Borland's Pascal product line is supported by more than fifty third-party
- tool vendors. Additionally, Turbo Pascal 7.0 and Borland Pascal with Objects
- 7.0 will be supported by two Borland-endorsed books from Bantam Electronic
- Publishing: "Borland Pascal Programming for Windows," by Tom Swan and
- "Borland Pascal 7.0 from Square One," by Jeff Duntemann. Other major
- publishers have announced books based on Borland's new Pascal products
- including Que, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Addison-Wesley, Sybex, Sams, Abacus,
- Benjamin/Cummings, Richard T. Irwin and Windcrest/McGraw-Hill.
-
- HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
- Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 runs on any IBM or 100% compatible personal
- computer and requires an 80286 or higher processor, two megabytes of memory,
- and a hard disk. DOS development requires DOS 3.3 or later and Windows
- development requires Windows 3.0 or later, graphics (EGA, Hercules, VGA or
- higher resolution), and a mouse. Turbo Pascal 7.0 requires 720K of disk
- space and 512K of memory. A hard disk and an 80286 or higher processor is
- required to use high-capacity IDE.
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- PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
- Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 has a suggested retail price of $495.
- Current owners of Turbo Pascal for Windows, Turbo Pascal Professional or
- Turbo Pascal can upgrade to Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0 for $149.95. As
- a special introductory offer, the Application Framework and Runtime Library
- Source Code, a $195.00 value, is included in Borland Pascal with Objects 7.0
- at no extra charge.
-
- Turbo Pascal 7.0 has a suggested retail price of $149.95. Owners of previous
- versions of Turbo Pascal may upgrade for $89.95. Both products are scheduled
- to ship in early November 1992. Prices are in U.S. dollars and apply to the
- U.S. and Canada only.
-
- For millions of software developers and end users worldwide, Borland
- International Inc. is the leader in application development software. A
- pioneer in the use of object-oriented technology, Borland is committed to
- offering the world's best database management, programming languages,
- development tools, spreadsheets and applications software. Borland's products
- include dBASE, Paradox, InterBase, Quattro Pro, ObjectVision, Borland C++ and
- Borland Pascal with Objects. Founded in 1983 by Philippe Kahn, Borland is
- headquartered in Scotts Valley, California.
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