NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/os/msdos/misc/4482

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From: [e-mail] (Andrew Karanicolas)
Subject: Re: Help with Segmented Memory Architecture and Borland C++ (long)
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 03:55:43 GMT
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I got an e-mail response from:
From <@mitvma.mit.edu:[e-mail]> Tue Jul 21 22:22:28 1992
#. .
#What you should have purchased was a C compiler which comes with a DOS
#Extender. WATCOM C from guess who, WATCOM is one of the BEST optimizing
#compilers on the market. It will produce 32 bit DOS executables (the DOS
#Extdner makes this possible), 32 bit Windows executables, NOVELL Netware
#Loadable Modules (NLMs), OS/2 16 and 32 bit executables, and AutoCAD ADS
#an ADI applications (to extend AutoCAD Release 11).
#
#. .
#
#Mario Pacheco

Thanks for the reply Mario!  I tried to send e-mail but without luck.
Some quick followup questions:  Any idea of the phone number for
Watcom?  I saw that the "Programmer's Paradise" has Watcom C listed
for $629.  I need to see if we can get an educational discount though.
If I were to use something like Watcom C, would I essentially be able
to use existing code or does it require special function calls to make
use of the extended memory?  If anyone else has information relating
to this topic, please send e-mail.

If there is sufficient interest, I will post a followup article.

Thanks again,

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Andrew Karanicolas
MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratory
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