README

PolyPascal‑86 V3.11 for DOS and CP/M‑86

Overview

• This is an English translation of PolyPascal‑86 V3.11 (the final version) for DOS and CP/M‑86.
• PolyPascal was the direct predecessor of Borland Turbo Pascal.
• See [https://datamuseum.dk/wiki/PolyPascal](https://datamuseum.dk/wiki/PolyPascal) for additional PolyPascal information.

Documentation

• Complete PDF documentation is available (in Danish).
• For English‑language documentation, the Borland Turbo Pascal 1.0 manual should adequately describe the language.

Notes

• The fetch.sh script was used to create the PPCPM/ (CP/M‑86) and PPDOS/ (DOS) directories.
• It is provided for reference purposes, and it should not be necessary to run it again.

Configuration

• If you are using a UNIX‑like system, emu2‑cpm86 (available from GitLab or GitHub) can be used to run the INSTALL.CMD and INSTALL.COM programs to configure PolyPascal‑86 for your system:
  pascalCopy

                PolyPascal-86 V3.11 Install Program
                          CP/M-86 version
  
                        Copyright (C) 1985
                     PolyData MicroCenter A/S
  [ ... ]
  
  Input file name (RETURN for PPAS.CMD)? <PPAS.CMD>
  
  INSTALL PROGRAM MAIN MENU:
  
  1. Load a standard configuration
  2. Edit configuration parameters
  3. Edit memory allocation parameters
  4. Save a standard configuration
  
  CURRENT CONFIGURATION: RC PICCOLINE.
  
  Function(1-4), Exit(X), Help(Y): <1>
  
  STANDARD CONFIGURATIONS (MENU 1):
  
  A. IBM PC, XT, AT (PC-DOS)
  B. IBM PC, XT, AT (CP/M-86)
  C. ANSI Standard
  
  [ ... ]
  
  Press RETURN to view more
  
  Load(A-J), Exit(X), Help(Y): <B>
  
  CURRENT CONFIGURATION: IBM PC, XT, AT (CP/M-86)
  
  Function(1-4), Exit(X), Help(Y): <X>
  
  Save configuration in PPAS.CMD (YES/NO)? <YES>

• Most users will want to use A (PC‑DOS), B (CP/M‑86), or C (ANSI).
• Repeat the above process to configure all three executables (CMD and COM) in each version:

  	Executable
  	PPAS.COM / PPAS.CMD
  	PPBS.COM / PPBS.CMD
  	PP87.COM / PP86.CMD

• The PolyPascal‑86 software as provided is unmodified; see the instructions below to install the English‑language translation files.

Translation

Help text

• PPAS.HLP.en contains the English‑language help translation appropriate for both versions.
  • For DOS, overwrite PPAS.HLP with PPAS.HLP.en.
  • For CP/M‑86, overwrite both PPASRC.HLP and PPAS.HLP with PPAS.HLP.en.

Error messages

• PPAS.ERM.en contains the English‑language error‑message file translation appropriate for both versions.
  • For both DOS and CP/M‑86, overwrite PPAS.ERM with PPAS.ERM.en.

Translation tools

• See the erm/ directory for information on the tools developed to facilitate the translation.

Extras

• The PPAS_T3/ directory contains the source code for a program to convert PolyPascal‑86 programs so the UPGRADE utility shipped with Borland Turbo Pascal 4.0 for DOS can successfully process them, and a copy of the PolyPascal‑86 Turtlegraphics Package for the IBM PC.

Availability

• GitHub
• GitLab

License

• This software is provided for the purposes of historical research and preservation.
• It is not intended for commercial use, and all original rights remain with their respective holders.