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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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On 4 Apr 2025 00:50:26 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> The version I bought was for CP/M. TBH I wasn't all that interested
> in Pascal but I wanted to see what you could possibly get for $49.95.

That was the key: fast, usable, and *way* cheaper than anything else
on the market. (Microsoft C - really just a re-branded Lattice C - cost
*ten times as much,* the same year TP rolled out.) Whether Pascal was
your favorite programming language or not, that made a *big* difference
to scrappy independent developers and prospective enterpreneurs.