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- From: z007400b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us (Ralph Silverman)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Free Pacific C problem
- Date: 22 Jan 1996 18:06:50 GMT
- Organization: SEFLIN Free-Net - Broward
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- Clyde Smith-Stubbs (clyde@hitech.com.au) wrote:
- : On Sat,6 Jan 96 16:29:54 -0500, <verneb@the-fix.sos.on.ca> wrote:
-
- : > I have it loaded on my machine too but use TC3 because Pacific is
- : >not a true Ansi C program. Just as an example the comment lines //
-
- : This is an extension, non-ANSI, yes, but I don't believe there are any
- : compilers out there that in their default mode accept only strictly
- : conforming ANSI C programs. You'd be surprised how many people believe
- : that the // comment feature is *already* part of C. It's certain to be
- : added in the next release of the standard - just like function
- : prototypes were borrowed from C++.
-
- : > This is a Beta model you
- : >know or we'd have had to pay for it.
-
- : No it's not - it's a production quality compiler, with a 14 year
- : pedigree. It's being given away simply because it's pointless trying
- : to *sell* MS-DOS compilers now. The parser, code generator etc. are
- : basically the same as our 8086 cross compiler which sells for around
- : $1000.
-
- : Actually it's VHS :-)
- : ----
- : Clyde Smith-Stubbs | HI-TECH Software, | Voice: +61 7 3300 5011
- : clyde@hitech.com.au | P.O. Box 103, Alderley, | Fax: +61 7 3300 5246
- : http://www.hitech.com.au | QLD, 4051, AUSTRALIA. | BBS: +61 7 3300 5235
- : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- : FREE! Download our shareware (FREE for noncommercial use) MS-DOS C Compiler!
- : Point your Web browser at http://www.hitech.com.au/
-
- --
- ***********begin r.s. response**********
-
- it compares to any
- msdos development environment
- i know of...
- and is unique as an (8086, 286)
- shareware dos environment,
- ( at least of any known to me )
- .
-
- ***********end r.s. response************
- Ralph Silverman
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