Transferring a macro program to a micro machine

A powerful graphical PASCAL extension has transferred from a large computer to a microcomputer. The graphical extension, called M1RA-2D, allows the user to program computer graphics applications in a modern, structured and efficient language. The problems encountered were mainly due to the limits of a microcomputer-based system and to the size of the project. Problems involved memory space, documentation, low-power peripherals, PASCAL restrictions and hardware robustness and quality. Finally, M1RA-2D is compared with two other graphics software packages implemented on microcomputers: Applegraphics and an implementation of a 2D, level 2 Core System.