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...   
      
    AB>     Last time I looked at Free Pascal it wasn't as cross-   
    AB> platform as I would have liked.     
      
   when was that?   
      
   the biggest thing i find is which units you use... there are similar routines   
   in several units... if you are only working with X platform, then these units   
   are fine but if you want to work with X, Y and Z platforms, then you might   
   want to look at that unit and those routines over there... yes, it takes time   
   and documentation... speaking of which, there is a book available... i forget   
   who wrote it but the first was in german... i am not sure if they have an   
   english version available yet... i will have to dig for the details if you are   
   interested...   
      
    AB> For the work I'm likely to do now, that's probably less of an    
    AB> issue though.  I've just downloaded the manual set and I'll have a    
    AB> look.  Thanks for the suggestion.   
      
   you are welcome... i'm in FP/Laz pretty much every day as i have several   
   projects i've been working on to try to get familiar and comfortable with the   
   environment and the nuances of the language... it is very close to BP/TP but   
   there are some differences, for sure... i definitely want to get my most used   
   libraries converted over so that i can continue to use them and compile my   
   BP/TP projects for other platforms :)   
      
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