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- From: jrice@primenet.com (Jer)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Does Borland C++ 5.0 do Dos DPMI-32 (Does it include PowerPak for Dos)?
- Date: 10 Mar 1996 00:57:03 -0700
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- Xu Yifeng <jafd@public.sta.net.cn> wrote:
-
- >The Nameless One wrote:
- >:>
- >:> I am considering upgrading to Borland C++ 5.0 (I currently use 4.52).
- >:> But I have a REALLY IMPORTANT question...
- >:>
- >:> Can Borland C++ 5.0 make 32bit DOS DPMI files?
- >:> Does 5.0 include PowerPak and TASM?
- >:>
- >:> In versions 4.x you needed to purchase PowerPak to do DOS DPMI16 and
- >:> DOS DPMI32. You needed Turbo Assembler (TASM) to do inline Assembly Code.
- >:> I would HOPE that Borland got their act together and included all three of
- >:> these in their new release! So tell me, is this stuff included?
-
-
- >I don't think Borland C++ 5.0 will include Powerpack, you may still need
- >to purchase it from Borland.
-
- >> If not, can anyone suggest a good C complier that will do both of
- >> these things without purchasing expensive add ons?
- >>
-
- >I suggest you use Watcom C++ to programming 32 bit dos program, It maybe
- >is the best C++ compiler to support 32 bit dos programming, it supports
- >both 16 bit dos and 32 bit dos programming, you needn't to purchasing
- >expensive add ons, there are lots of high level programmers.
- >many famous softwares were developed under Watcom C++, doom, foxpro,
- >netware...
-
- >please visit WWW page: http://www.watcom.com
-
- >> Please EMAIL your response to hopkins@smartlink.net because I only
- >> check newsgroups about once or twice a month. Thanks!
-
- >Regards,
- >Xu Yifeng
- Watcom doesn't have 16 bit DPMI, but does have 32 bit DPMI in a
- "limited" package. In order to get full DPMI you have to buy an
- extender. It has a 16 bit dos compiler, but not extended.
-
- Borland 5 does not support DPMI, thats why they bundle BC++ 4.52 with
- BC++ 5. It does support it. However, in order to get DPMI extension
- you still have to buy the Power Pack. BC++ 5 is in essense a Windows
- only compiler, as far as I know. The bundled BC++ 4.52 does not
- support the latest features, as in name spaces, etc. Watcom on the
- other hand upgraded everything. All their compilers support the latest
- features. It upsets me that Borland has summarily decided to drop dos
- development. I have many many programs that require maintenance that
- will take years to convert to Win 95, or Win 3.1 for that matter, that
- would benifit from the new C++ features and dos extension. Borland, I
- guess, expects us to throw away millions of lines of code, just so
- that we can upgrade to their new toy.
-
-