On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:36:55 -0700 (PDT), Peter Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >On Jun 16, 10:11 am, Steve Hayes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Programs written in Turbo Pascal no longer work on modern computers -- they >> can't handle the increased processor speed. >> >I think you must mean programs compiled by Turbo Pascal. Programs >written in it can, almost certainly, be compiled by the Free Pascal >Compiler (fpc) and work well on current kit. Quite a lot of genealogy software was written in Turbo Pascal, so here is a possibility of reviving them or extending their use, if we can persuade the writers to release the source code. One I would like to revive is Christopher Long's Tiny Tafel editor. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk