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- From: garyml@ibm.net
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- Subject: Re: good compilers wanted
- Date: 14 Jan 1996 21:16:15 GMT
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- References: <1996Jan13.230049.71225@cc.usu.edu>
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- In <1996Jan13.230049.71225@cc.usu.edu>, slvhw@cc.usu.edu (SHAY MATTHEWS) writes:
- >I find myself with a blessing and a problem. First the blessing.
- >I'm not going to school this quarter so I can take the time to learn
- >C/C++ like I really want to. The problem is I only have a 286 machine.
- >I'm looking for suggestion for a low cost compiler suitable for a few
- >months learning. I would prefer FREEWARE, however shareware or other
- >cheap alternatives would be acceptable. I would greatly
- >appreciate any suggestions.
- >
- >thanks for the help.
- >
- >Shay Matthews Slvhw@cc.usu.edu
- >
-
- Borland Turbo C++ 3.0 for DOS works well on a 286 but you need at least 2 mb
- of RAM, and it will work better with 4 mb. It's about $90 (which seems cheap to
- me, but I haven't been a student for a while).
-
- Gary Letchinger
- San Diego, CA
-