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   -=> On 04-18-20 11:35, Dan Clough wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    DC> I started with TP4 / TP5 on DOS also, but have not done anything   
    DC> with it for many years.  Also am looking to re-learn things, and   
    DC> with FreePascal.  I've now got it (FP) installed on Linux, along   
    DC> wiht Lazarus, and am planning to fiddle with it as time permits.   
    DC> Maybe we can all revive this echo a little with questions as we go   
    DC> along...  :-)   
      
   That actually sounds like a great idea, and perhaps if we learn together, it   
   might help me get into FP and Lazarus.  I've only done basic stuff, one level   
   above "Hello, World" in FP so far. :)   
      
    DC> One of my issues at the moment is that a lot of what I did write   
    DC> years ago (just a few small utilities for personal use) relied on   
    DC> some "third party" Units.  Specifically the "Turbo Technojocks   
    DC> Toolkit" units.  Have already tried to compile one of those units   
    DC> on FP and it fails.  So, my small programs can't (as currently   
    DC> written) be compiled on FP.  I wish somebody with the skills   
    DC> would/could "port" those units over to FP.  I suppose there are   
    DC> probably some similar units available for FP, but haven't had time   
    DC> to look into that much yet.   
      
   Yeah, I've generally only used units like Crt, which FP does actually have, so   
   this isn't an issue for me.  But what will be a longer learning curve is taking   
   advantage of today's network environment - how to communicate over IP (v4 and   
   v6) and manage TCP, UDP, etc.  There's been more than a few times I've wanted a   
   simple network daemon, but I don't have the necessary knowledge to do that in   
   any language.   
      
      
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