TurboPascal and Pedro Pascal sound an awful lot like units of pressure
November 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
TurboPascal and Pedro Pascal sound an awful lot like units of pressure
And I started with turbopascal 😩
November 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
And I started with turbopascal 😩
Even more recently people had to wrestle Turbopascal and various Borland tools to do development. That eventually lead to python and Ruby which people to this day argue cannot write "good" code.
Javascript was the butt of jokes and considered the least serious language for a very long time.
Javascript was the butt of jokes and considered the least serious language for a very long time.
November 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Even more recently people had to wrestle Turbopascal and various Borland tools to do development. That eventually lead to python and Ruby which people to this day argue cannot write "good" code.
Javascript was the butt of jokes and considered the least serious language for a very long time.
Javascript was the butt of jokes and considered the least serious language for a very long time.
first off: nerd alert
second: that group rules and there is a recent interview w their main man wherein he says some cool shit
this comment left by Turbopascal Gang
second: that group rules and there is a recent interview w their main man wherein he says some cool shit
this comment left by Turbopascal Gang
November 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
first off: nerd alert
second: that group rules and there is a recent interview w their main man wherein he says some cool shit
this comment left by Turbopascal Gang
second: that group rules and there is a recent interview w their main man wherein he says some cool shit
this comment left by Turbopascal Gang
I'm reworking my over 30 years old #Borland #TurboPascal program that drew Michael Field & Martin Golubitsky's symmetrical, chaotic, then-spectacular #ComputerGraphics quilt-like images. I found my old source code on a 3,5" floppy disk that was labeled by my late dad's hand. Crazy & exciting times!
October 31, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'm reworking my over 30 years old #Borland #TurboPascal program that drew Michael Field & Martin Golubitsky's symmetrical, chaotic, then-spectacular #ComputerGraphics quilt-like images. I found my old source code on a 3,5" floppy disk that was labeled by my late dad's hand. Crazy & exciting times!
Second release candidate for PASTA/80 1.0. A couple of fixes, improved docs, and three new examples. Looking forward to your feedback. If nothing major pops up, this will become the official release.
github.com/pleumann/pas...
#pascal #turbopascal #z80 #cpm #agon #zxspectrum #zxspectrumnext
github.com/pleumann/pas...
#pascal #turbopascal #z80 #cpm #agon #zxspectrum #zxspectrumnext
GitHub - pleumann/pasta80: Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently CP/M, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next, and Agon Light/Console8).
Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently CP/M, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next, and Agon Light/Console8). - pleumann/pasta80
github.com
November 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Second release candidate for PASTA/80 1.0. A couple of fixes, improved docs, and three new examples. Looking forward to your feedback. If nothing major pops up, this will become the official release.
github.com/pleumann/pas...
#pascal #turbopascal #z80 #cpm #agon #zxspectrum #zxspectrumnext
github.com/pleumann/pas...
#pascal #turbopascal #z80 #cpm #agon #zxspectrum #zxspectrumnext
More #Z80 adventure fun! I ported Delysio's "Tale of Ancient Land" from #TurboPascal 3 to my own PASTA/80 (which was relatively straightforward). It now runs on two new platforms, #AgonLight and #ZXSpectrumNext, in addition to the #CPM original.
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#RetroComputing #PASTA80
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#RetroComputing #PASTA80
October 28, 2026 at 1:36 PM
More #Z80 adventure fun! I ported Delysio's "Tale of Ancient Land" from #TurboPascal 3 to my own PASTA/80 (which was relatively straightforward). It now runs on two new platforms, #AgonLight and #ZXSpectrumNext, in addition to the #CPM original.
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#RetroComputing #PASTA80
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#RetroComputing #PASTA80
で、TurboPascalコンパイラですけど、ワンパスコンパイラといって、Pascalソースから一気に機械語にコンパイルできます。
一方、同時期のCコンパイラは、いったん中間コードやアセンブリをフロッピーに書き出してから、それをアセンブラにかけて、さらにリンカに掛けるという手間が掛かりました。
これはTurboPascaが凄かったというより、Pascalの言語の性質上、ワンパスにしやすかったんですね。
その後、CPUの進歩に伴いコンパイラやアセンブラの最適化が行われるようになると、ワンパスでは対応できず、廃れていくことになります。
一方、同時期のCコンパイラは、いったん中間コードやアセンブリをフロッピーに書き出してから、それをアセンブラにかけて、さらにリンカに掛けるという手間が掛かりました。
これはTurboPascaが凄かったというより、Pascalの言語の性質上、ワンパスにしやすかったんですね。
その後、CPUの進歩に伴いコンパイラやアセンブラの最適化が行われるようになると、ワンパスでは対応できず、廃れていくことになります。
October 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
で、TurboPascalコンパイラですけど、ワンパスコンパイラといって、Pascalソースから一気に機械語にコンパイルできます。
一方、同時期のCコンパイラは、いったん中間コードやアセンブリをフロッピーに書き出してから、それをアセンブラにかけて、さらにリンカに掛けるという手間が掛かりました。
これはTurboPascaが凄かったというより、Pascalの言語の性質上、ワンパスにしやすかったんですね。
その後、CPUの進歩に伴いコンパイラやアセンブラの最適化が行われるようになると、ワンパスでは対応できず、廃れていくことになります。
一方、同時期のCコンパイラは、いったん中間コードやアセンブリをフロッピーに書き出してから、それをアセンブラにかけて、さらにリンカに掛けるという手間が掛かりました。
これはTurboPascaが凄かったというより、Pascalの言語の性質上、ワンパスにしやすかったんですね。
その後、CPUの進歩に伴いコンパイラやアセンブラの最適化が行われるようになると、ワンパスでは対応できず、廃れていくことになります。
First release candidate of PASTA/80 1.0 is out! New since July: faster for loops, optimization and overlays out of the box, better type checking, runtime error checks for math and I/O. Feedback welcome!
#turbopascal #RetroComputing #Z80 #cpm #ZXSpectrum #specnext #Agon
#turbopascal #RetroComputing #Z80 #cpm #ZXSpectrum #specnext #Agon
GitHub - pleumann/pasta80: Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently CP/M, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next, and Agon Light/Cons...
Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently CP/M, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next, and Agon Light/Console8). - pleumann/pasta80
github.com
October 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
First release candidate of PASTA/80 1.0 is out! New since July: faster for loops, optimization and overlays out of the box, better type checking, runtime error checks for math and I/O. Feedback welcome!
#turbopascal #RetroComputing #Z80 #cpm #ZXSpectrum #specnext #Agon
#turbopascal #RetroComputing #Z80 #cpm #ZXSpectrum #specnext #Agon
Ports of Colossal Cave Adventure to various classic and modern Pascal compilers including Free Pascal and my own PASTA/80, all based on an ancient version of Adventure for PDP.
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#pascal #freepascal #turbopascal #retrocomputing #textadventure #cpm #dos #agon #specnext
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#pascal #freepascal #turbopascal #retrocomputing #textadventure #cpm #dos #agon #specnext
October 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Ports of Colossal Cave Adventure to various classic and modern Pascal compilers including Free Pascal and my own PASTA/80, all based on an ancient version of Adventure for PDP.
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#pascal #freepascal #turbopascal #retrocomputing #textadventure #cpm #dos #agon #specnext
github.com/pleumann/adv...
#pascal #freepascal #turbopascal #retrocomputing #textadventure #cpm #dos #agon #specnext
Ha ha. Eneste jeg noengang var borti var turbopascal. Brukte det utelukkende til bullshit-spåmaskiner, en falsk snutt som gjorde at gutta på IT trodde de fikk lastet ned porno og en primitiv løsning for å stjele passord som så ble brukt til å albue seg selv plass på skolens servere.
October 2, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Ha ha. Eneste jeg noengang var borti var turbopascal. Brukte det utelukkende til bullshit-spåmaskiner, en falsk snutt som gjorde at gutta på IT trodde de fikk lastet ned porno og en primitiv løsning for å stjele passord som så ble brukt til å albue seg selv plass på skolens servere.
Ah, TurboPascal and Basic. Those were the days. First informatics at 12, on a GDR computer with tape drive. A year later some PCs, but I had more knowledge than the teacher. Real proper lessons with 14, after I changed schools.
(Feels like telling war stories 😁)
(Feels like telling war stories 😁)
September 29, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Ah, TurboPascal and Basic. Those were the days. First informatics at 12, on a GDR computer with tape drive. A year later some PCs, but I had more knowledge than the teacher. Real proper lessons with 14, after I changed schools.
(Feels like telling war stories 😁)
(Feels like telling war stories 😁)
I had to wait until 14 to get first proper informatics/computer lessons in school. I already figured out programing in TurboPascal, PowerBasic, and TurboC. And I realized I didn't like any of those languages.
By then I was already conversationally fluent in English, because I had to read manuals. :)
By then I was already conversationally fluent in English, because I had to read manuals. :)
September 29, 2026 at 6:36 AM
I had to wait until 14 to get first proper informatics/computer lessons in school. I already figured out programing in TurboPascal, PowerBasic, and TurboC. And I realized I didn't like any of those languages.
By then I was already conversationally fluent in English, because I had to read manuals. :)
By then I was already conversationally fluent in English, because I had to read manuals. :)
Bei mir war es in der Schule.
Heimcomputer gab es bei uns nicht, Computer wurden verteufelt und ich solle bloß nichts mit Computern machen, so meine Mutter.
Nun ja...
Später kam dann TurboPascal, Scheme, Haskell, Modula-3, Prolog,...
Erster eigener PC mit 21 - 1996, ein Pentium 120
Heimcomputer gab es bei uns nicht, Computer wurden verteufelt und ich solle bloß nichts mit Computern machen, so meine Mutter.
Nun ja...
Später kam dann TurboPascal, Scheme, Haskell, Modula-3, Prolog,...
Erster eigener PC mit 21 - 1996, ein Pentium 120
September 24, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Bei mir war es in der Schule.
Heimcomputer gab es bei uns nicht, Computer wurden verteufelt und ich solle bloß nichts mit Computern machen, so meine Mutter.
Nun ja...
Später kam dann TurboPascal, Scheme, Haskell, Modula-3, Prolog,...
Erster eigener PC mit 21 - 1996, ein Pentium 120
Heimcomputer gab es bei uns nicht, Computer wurden verteufelt und ich solle bloß nichts mit Computern machen, so meine Mutter.
Nun ja...
Später kam dann TurboPascal, Scheme, Haskell, Modula-3, Prolog,...
Erster eigener PC mit 21 - 1996, ein Pentium 120
September 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I forgot that I said I was going to share #ANSIart everyday, lemme get back on that. Here are some from 2017 of a game I made for #MysticBBS called codebreaker. Around that time I began my self taught coding journey. These are from when I started to really grasp how to code in MPL aka #TurboPascal
September 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I forgot that I said I was going to share #ANSIart everyday, lemme get back on that. Here are some from 2017 of a game I made for #MysticBBS called codebreaker. Around that time I began my self taught coding journey. These are from when I started to really grasp how to code in MPL aka #TurboPascal
Excellent project, It reminds me TurboPascal when I was younger :)
August 31, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Excellent project, It reminds me TurboPascal when I was younger :)
Mes premiers pas sur le monde du PC on commencé avec Turbo Pacal. Un copieur de disquette crée en TurboPascal couplé avec des bouts de code en assembleur. Il ressemblé à Discology (sur CPC)
August 31, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Mes premiers pas sur le monde du PC on commencé avec Turbo Pacal. Un copieur de disquette crée en TurboPascal couplé avec des bouts de code en assembleur. Il ressemblé à Discology (sur CPC)
A friend of mine wrote a small accounting package in TurboPascal for small businesses alongside his day job doing programming. Allowed him to take better holidays.
August 29, 2026 at 11:28 PM
A friend of mine wrote a small accounting package in TurboPascal for small businesses alongside his day job doing programming. Allowed him to take better holidays.
Wij hadden 2 soorten Informatica in min of meer dezelfde periode. Toegepaste Informatica waar je leerde werken met spreadsheets en tekstverwerkers, werd vooral inde economische richtingen gegeven. En daarnaast had je Informatica waar je TurboPascal aangeleerd kreeg in de wiskundige richtingen.
August 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Wij hadden 2 soorten Informatica in min of meer dezelfde periode. Toegepaste Informatica waar je leerde werken met spreadsheets en tekstverwerkers, werd vooral inde economische richtingen gegeven. En daarnaast had je Informatica waar je TurboPascal aangeleerd kreeg in de wiskundige richtingen.
turbopascal 7.0's wager
not to be rude but this is the stupidest thing i've ever read in my life. Roko's Bureaucracy
August 26, 2026 at 2:23 AM
turbopascal 7.0's wager
Mike Dailly (of Lemmings and GTA fame) has written a Tetris clone for the #zxspectrumnext in #pascal using my PASTA/80 compiler. How cool is that? :) The source code is on Github now, the accompanying articles are available on his Patreon. Check them out!
#turbopascal #pasta80 #retroprogramming
#turbopascal #pasta80 #retroprogramming
My Github depot for the #ZXSpectrumNext #Tetris game writting in #Pascal, using Pasta/80 is now public!
It's under MIT License so enjoy and knock yourself out!
www.patreon.com/mikedailly/p...
It's under MIT License so enjoy and knock yourself out!
www.patreon.com/mikedailly/p...
Pasta/80 - Tetris Github | Mike Dailly
Now I'm back from holiday, i can finally open up the Tetris Pasta/80 github depot. It's licensed under MIT License, so do as you will with
www.patreon.com
August 26, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Mike Dailly (of Lemmings and GTA fame) has written a Tetris clone for the #zxspectrumnext in #pascal using my PASTA/80 compiler. How cool is that? :) The source code is on Github now, the accompanying articles are available on his Patreon. Check them out!
#turbopascal #pasta80 #retroprogramming
#turbopascal #pasta80 #retroprogramming
My DOS game engine Posit-92 running the palette demo in Mode 13h
#posit92 #turbopascal #dos #indiegame
#posit92 #turbopascal #dos #indiegame
August 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
My DOS game engine Posit-92 running the palette demo in Mode 13h
#posit92 #turbopascal #dos #indiegame
#posit92 #turbopascal #dos #indiegame
Making a little transfur game (Kayla sprite made by me) with my own "Slime girl game engine" Posit-92, it's still in a very early prototype stage
Kayla OC owned by kaylathesharky.bsky.social
#slimegirl #pixelart #turbopascal #T2DOSBox
Kayla OC owned by kaylathesharky.bsky.social
#slimegirl #pixelart #turbopascal #T2DOSBox
August 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Making a little transfur game (Kayla sprite made by me) with my own "Slime girl game engine" Posit-92, it's still in a very early prototype stage
Kayla OC owned by kaylathesharky.bsky.social
#slimegirl #pixelart #turbopascal #T2DOSBox
Kayla OC owned by kaylathesharky.bsky.social
#slimegirl #pixelart #turbopascal #T2DOSBox
Don't forget about granny TurboPascal!
August 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Don't forget about granny TurboPascal!