[cctalk] Languages on Atari ST (was: Try Algol 68 on Windows)

On 2025-01-16 19:12, Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: There's always going to be someone writing in Fortran. ;-) Looking back the ST got a lot of language support for enthusiasts - probably because it was one of the first affordable home computers with a suitable processor. There were a couple of BASICs around - I remember GFA BASIC was popular and we had one that came from DRI that was awful. And I do remember the Modula 2 - there was a buzz about it at Comdex in 1985 with some people saying it was the answer to the iffy Alcyon 'C' we all had to use, and others asking what Modula 2 was. But GEM was a 'C' operating system and I'm not aware of any mainstream software that didn't use it (except games). A couple of programs I had a hand in (Fastcom and Hyperchart) had a common source deck that compiled for the ST and PC. Not easy given pointers on an 8086, but they were hidden using macros. Yuck.