Disk No: 2058 Disk Title: Fast/Sofa/FFD PC-SIG Version: S1.6 Program Title: Fast Author Version: 2.67 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 variable and compiler directives. FAST has built in commands, fully optimized, that support windows, sprites, very fast screen printing, integer arithmetic, and file handling. FAST even comes with a source code debugger. Program Title: Sofa Author Version: 1.75 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: 2.20 Author Registration: $45.00 Special Requirements: None. FFD is a free-form 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 that. FFD is designed for inputting data -- anything from client mailing lists and letters to full scale relational data. With some planning, FFD can be used to store client details, transactions and inventory with order details. 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. PC-SIG 1030D East Duane Avenue Sunnyvale Ca. 94086 (408) 730-9291 (c) Copyright 1991 PC-SIG, Inc.