Disk No: 2058                                                           
Disk Title: Fast/Sofa/FFD                                               
PC-SIG Version: S1                                                      
                                                                        
Program Title: Fast                                                     
Author Version: 2.49                                                    
Author Registration: $30.00                                             
Special Requirements: None.                                             
                                                                        
FAST is a completely new language for PC compatibles.  FAST provides    
many new commands and options supported by your computer, but not       
supported by other languages.  The main feature is speed.  FAST produces
code which runs faster than any other high-level language including C,  
Pascal, and compiled BASIC.                                             
                                                                        
FAST supports multiple files, conditional assembly, word aligned variabl
and compiler directives.  FAST has built in commands, fully optimized,  
that support windows, sprites, very fast screen printing, integer arithm
tic, and file handling.  FAST even comes with a source code debugger.   
                                                                        
Program Title: SOFA                                                     
Author Version: 1.69                                                    
Author Registration: $20.00                                             
Special Requirements: None.                                             
                                                                        
SOFA is a CHASM compatible 8088 assembler that assembles about 350 lines
per second on a 4.77Mhz PC.  SOFA, like CHASM, builds .COM files, which 
accounts for its speed.  Modular programming is possible with SOFA      
because it can include any number of source files, a valuable feature.  
However, the size of a .COM is still limited to 64KB.  SOFA also        
supports conditional assembly.                                          
                                                                        
Program Title: FFD                                                      
Author Version: 1.70                                                    
Author Registration: $45.00                                             
Special Requirements: None.                                             
                                                                        
FFD is a Free Flow Database which can store an unlimited amount of data 
and still access it almost instantly.  FFD is different from most       
information retrieval programs because it does much more than just      
retrieve information.  FFD is designed for inputting data, anything from
client mailing lists and letters to full scale relational data.  With   
some prethought FFD can be used to store CLIENT details, TRANsactions   
and INVENTory with ORDER details.  Supposing the capital letters were   
the different record names, and they were all stored in the database,   
you could search for CLIENTs, then sort them, find the one you want,    
then search for all transactions with the CLIENT's account number.  Full
relational capabilities are possible without actually defining any      
fixed structures.                                                       
                                                                        
FFD can also be used to store program source files, this is ideal for   
producing cross reference lists and finding field names or procedures.  
                                                                        
                                                                        
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