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           Welcome to the Irie Pascal for OS/2 (Beta 2B Release)
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Please make sure that you have the following files:

Documentation:
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readme.txt    - This file
install.txt   - The Irie Pascal Installation Guide
user.txt      - Irie Pascal Users Guide

Programs:
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ipc.exe       - Irie Pascal Compiler for OS/2
ivm.exe       - Irie Virtual Machine Interpreter for OS/2

Sample programs:
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add.pas         - A simple program that computes and displays the sum
                        of the command-line arguments passed to it.
append.pas      - Appends two files together, writting the appended files
                  out to a third file.
args.pas        - Displays the number of command-line arguments passed to it.
ascii.pas       - This program displays the ASCII table.
bad.pas         - This program is referred to in the Users Guide to
                  illustrate how the Compiler handles error messages.
batch.pas       - A very primitive command processor.
calc.pas        - A desktop calculator.
date.pas        - Displays the system date and day.
dirpas.pas      - A simple program which lists all the *.pas files in
                  the current directory.
hello.pas       - The classic hello world program.
imake.pas       - A simple makefile utility that processes a make language
                  that I designed to be more readable than the standard
                  make language. See the included 'imake' file for
                  the makefile I use to generate Irie Pascal. Note: this
                  make utility does not do dependency checking.
lowname.pas     - Converts a file's name to lowercase
notstric.pas    - A simple program that illustrates the dangers of
                  turning strict checking off.
primes.pas      - A simple prime number generating program. I used this
                  program to help me get an idea of how much slower
                  Irie Pascal programs are than native code programs.
prime2.pas      - Another simple prime number generating program. The
                  interesting thing about this program is that it uses
                  the built-in 'list' type.
rename.pas      - Renames a file
strange.pas     - A non-sensical program referred to in the Users Guide
                  to illustrate how program parameters are handled.
type.pas        - A simple program which behaves like the 'type' command
                  (i.e. it echoes a file to the screen).
type2.pas       - A simple program which behaves like the 'type' command
                  (i.e. it echoes a file to the screen).
vowels.pas      - A simple vowel counting program which illustrates one
                  method of handling program arguments using Irie Pascal.

The sample programs are provided mostly to help you veryify that
Irie Pascal has been installed correctly. You may however find a few of
the sample programs like calc.pas and ascii.pas useful.

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The following files are NOT included in this beta release but will be
included in the final release.

Documentation:
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order.txt     - Irie Pascal order form
register.txt  - Registration guide
shareware.txt - Describes the shareware concept. This file is derived from
                documentation produced by the Association of Shareware
                Professionals (ASP)).
                I am not a member of this association.

