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- From: actuary@nando.net (Bill McCarthy)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.programmer,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: help on watcom C++
- Date: 20 Jan 1996 02:49:38 GMT
- Organization: News & Observer Public Access
- Message-ID: <4dpl82$n4s@castle.nando.net>
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- In <4dn13r$mo9@news.dx.net>, robmc@shol.com (Rob McCafferty) writes:
- >>> OK I got watcom c++ 10.5. I know how to do the basics of it
- >>> but the instruction manual is incredibly short that comes with
- >>> watcom C++ and to buy the books cost over $130! Is there anyway
- >>> I can really learn all of the features of watcom c++ without
- >>> getting the BIG bookset?
- >
- >What about the online documentation? ALL of the documentation is in the
- >online help files. The $130 buys you the same exact thing in paper format.
-
- Unless things have changed in 10.5 (primarily a release for the Windows
- folks), the two language books (for C and C++) are not included in the
- on=line manual. The C++ book a reprint of Bjarne Stroustrup's "The C++
- Programming Language." It is the second edition and available at most
- bookstores. The C book is "Watcom C Language Reference" and is
- hopefully available from Watcom separately - it is particularly important
- if you're programming in DOS.
-
- Bill McCarthy
- actuary@nando.net
- Wendell, NC USA
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