Hello Mark,   
      
      ML> you really should take a look at free pascal, then...   
        > it is multi-platform and multi-OS... granted, not   
        > everything is the same across the multi parts but   
        > most of it is... it is also still in development...   
      
       Last time I looked at Free Pascal it wasn't as cross-   
   platform as I would have liked.  For the work I'm likely to do now, that's   
   probably less of an issue though.  I've just downloaded the manual set and   
   I'll have a look.  Thanks for the suggestion.   
      
   - Andy Ball   
      
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