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Re:Turbo Pascal Compiler in JavaScript by magicalhippo on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:31PM (#26209142)
They most definitely could do a lot[1].

There was also overlays[2][3] and extended memory (EMS/XMS) which made it possible to use quite a lot of memory.

[1]: https://ilyabirman.net/meanwhile/all/ui-museum-turbo-pascal-...

[2]: http://www.oocities.org/~franzglaser/tpsrc/overlaytxt.html

[3]: https://secondboyet.com/articles/publishedarticles/theslithy...

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Re:Turbo Pascal Compiler in JavaScript by Quekid5 on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:43PM (#26209232)
Yes. I programmed in Turbo Pascal and (later on) Delphi. I am not unfamiliar with these systems.
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