Welcome to Turbo Pascal 7.0
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This README file contains important, last minute information
about Turbo Pascal 7.0. In addition to this file, there are
several files in the \TP\DOC directory that you should browse.
See FILELIST.DOC in the \TP directory for a complete list of all
files distributed with this package.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 1. How to get help
 2. Minimum system requirements
 3. Installation
 4. New features
 5. Release notes
    - Additional documentation
    - Demonstration and utility program notes
    - Compatibility and known problems
 6. Important note for Borland C++ and Paradox 4.0 users
 7. Turbo Pascal and the OS/2 Workplace Shell


1. HOW TO GET HELP
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If you have any problems with this product, please read this
file, the online documentation files in \TP\DOC, the online help
files, and the Turbo Pascal manuals first. If you still have a
question and need assistance, help is available from the
following sources:

1. You can use your modem to easily obtain assistance online.
   Borland maintains support forums on CompuServe, BIX, and
   GEnie. These forums put you in contact with Borland technical
   support engineers and thousands of programmers using Borland
   products. You'll be able get your questions answered and share
   information and ideas with others.

   You can also download the latest technical information, sample
   code, utilities, patches, etc., from these online services as
   well as from Borland's Download Bulletin Board Service
   (DLBBS).

   Access Borland's online services in the following manner:

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     special setup is required.

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   through TechFax. These documents provide valuable technical
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   future.

   You can call TechFax at 1-800-822-4269 from any touch tone
   telephone and obtain any bulletins or documents that you need.

3. The Technical Support Hot Lines are there to help you with
   questions about installation, system configuration,
   compatibility, and usability. Lines are open from 6:00 A.M.
   to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time at (408) 461-9177.

4. If you need an advanced level of support, Borland offers
   a new Advisor Lines service where you can get advice on program
   design, debugging, and performance tuning. Advisor Lines
   operate from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time at
   1-900-786-6080. Each call is $2.00/minute, with the first
   minute free (available in U.S. only).

When calling Borland's Technical Support, please keep your
manuals handy and have the program running. To simplify trouble-
shooting, please be prepared with the following information:

  o Product name, serial number, and version number.

  o Computer name and model and the name and model of any
    additional hardware (video adapters, modems, etc.).

  o Operating system and version number (to find the version
    number, type VER at any DOS prompt). If you are using
    Microsoft Windows, you can find the version number by
    selecting Help|About from Program Manager.

  o The contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
    (located in the root directory (\) of your computer's boot
    disk).

  o The contents of your WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files located in
    your Windows directory (if you are running Windows).

  o A daytime phone number where you can be reached.

  o The specific steps necessary to reproduce the problem.


2. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Turbo Pascal 7.0 requires MS-DOS 3.0 or later.

TURBO.EXE, the real-mode integrated development environment
(IDE), requires at least 512 Kb of memory.

TPX.EXE, the new, high-capacity IDE can use up to 16 Mb of
extended memory and requires the following minimum configuration:

  Processor type  :  80286 or later
  DOS memory      :  640k
  Extended memory :  1 Mb available

On 80286 machines, it is recommended that you install a memory
manager such as HIMEM.SYS before using TPX. Refer to your DOS
manuals for more information on memory managers.

(Please note that TPX requires the files RTM.EXE and DPMI16BI.OVL
to be located on the path or in the same directory as TPX.EXE.)

When running TPX.EXE under Windows, make sure to create a Windows
.PIF file and specify a value of 0 in the XMS Memory KB Required
setting and at least a value of 2048 in the XMS Memory KB Limit
setting.


3. INSTALLATION
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IMPORTANT: Turbo Pascal 7.0 is not intended to be installed over
any previous version of Turbo Pascal.

Use the INSTALL program to install Turbo Pascal. All files on the
distribution disks are archived and INSTALL will unarchive
them for you. INSTALL places them into subdirectories and
automatically creates configuration files for the command-line
compiler and the two integrated development environments (IDEs).

Installation of the full product requires approximately 6 Mb of
available disk space. (The installed product occupies about 4.5
Mb. However, about 1.5 Mb of temporary workspace is required to
unarchive very large ZIP files.) The actual disk space occupied
by this product and the amount of temporary work space required
will vary depending on your disk's cluster size. If you are using
a disk compression utility (e.g., Stacker), you'll need
substantially more temporary workspace to avoid a disk full error.
(The amount you'll need will vary and some systems might require
up to 8 Mb available disk space before running INSTALL.)

All further references to directory paths in this README file
assume you've used INSTALL's default directory structure.

To start the installation, place the disk labeled INSTALL in
Drive A:, and type A:INSTALL.


Floppy Disk Installation Notes
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INSTALL's floppy disk installation option will only install the
command-line compiler, TPC.EXE, and the TURBO.TPL library on a
floppy disk.

If you want to run the TURBO.EXE integrated development
environment on a floppy-based system, you'll need to unarchive
TURBO.EXE of your choice by hand using the following
instructions.

Systems with greater than 360 Kb drives
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Place the INSTALLATION DISK in Drive B. Place a blank, formatted
system disk in Drive A. Switch to Drive A and type:

  A> copy b:unzip.exe
  A> unzip b:tpl

Remove the INSTALLATION DISK from Drive B and place the Turbo
Pascal 7.0 distribution disk containing TURBO.ZIP in Drive B:

  A> unzip b:turbo

Remove the disk from Drive B. Turbo Pascal 7.0 is now installed
on your system.

360 Kb Systems
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The TFLOPPY.ZIP archive contains a special version of TURBO.EXE
that can be run from a 360 Kb floppy disk. You'll need three
disks in order to install Turbo Pascal 7.0 on your system. First,
create a blank, formatted system disk and label it

  Drive A SYSTEM DISK (Source code, TURBO.TPL)

Next, create a blank, formatted disk (NOT a system disk) and
label it

  Drive B (TURBO.EXE)

Finally, create a third blank, formatted disk (NOT a system disk)
for use as a temporary.

Now you're ready to begin the installation. Place the Turbo
Pascal 7.0 INSTALLATION DISK in Drive B. Place the Drive A SYSTEM
DISK in Drive A. Switch to Drive A and type:

  A> b:unzip b:tpl

Remove the disk from Drive A and place the temporary disk in
Drive A. This disk will temporarily contain UNZIP.EXE and the
TFLOPPY.ZIP archive file. Now type:

  A> copy b:unzip.exe

Remove the INSTALLATION DISK from Drive B and place the Turbo
Pascal 7.0 distribution disk containing TFLOPPY.ZIP in Drive B:

  A> copy b:tfloppy.zip

Remove the distribution disk from Drive B. Label a third blank,
formatted disk in Drive B (NOT a system disk). Place the Drive B
(TURBO.EXE) disk in Drive B and type:

  A> unzip tfloppy b:

Remove the temporary disk from Drive A and replace it with the
Drive A SYSTEM DISK. Turbo Pascal 7.0 is now installed on your
system. Always switch to Drive A and type:

  A> b:turbo

to run Turbo Pascal 7.0 on your system. There is room on the
Drive A SYSTEM DISK to store your .PAS files. Note that this
special version of TURBO.EXE does not support saving startup
options (Options|Environment|Startup).


4. NEW FEATURES
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Turbo Pascal 7.0 offers many new features, including:

  o TPX.EXE, a new, high-capacity integrated development
    environment (IDE) that allows you to edit, compile, browse
    symbols, and debug very large applications. TPX can use up to
    16 Mb of extended memory.

  o ObjectBrowser - Browse units, objects, and symbols while you
    edit your source code. Includes full cross-reference