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- From: mike@shell.portal.com (Michael Bruce Tepin)
- Subject: Re: Additional Packages for Coherent
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- References: <9301051604.AA14989@rslap.mwc.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 00:31:34 GMT
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- In article <9301051604.AA14989@rslap.mwc.com> "Coherent operating system" <COHERENT@indycms.bitnet> writes:
- >
- > Mark Williams Company has four additional productivity packages
- >for COHERENT. The following information has info on all of our additional
- >packages for Coherent, as well as some special bundle prices.
- >
- > GNU C contains COHERENT versions of two of the most popular GNU
- >compilers, Gcc a 32-bit ANSI C compiler, and G++ its C++ equivalent.
- >On-line documentation and GNU make are also included. For anyone wishing
- >to program in ANSI C or object-oriented C, these compilers are
- >indespensible. The GNU C package is $49.95. Source code for the GNU C
- >compilers is also available.
- >
- > GNU Tools contains COHERENT versions of over 40 GNU
- >implementations of popular UNIX commands and utilities. These include MAWK
- >(GNU awk), BISON (GNU yacc), BASH (GNU Bourne shell), and SED (GNU Stream
- >Editor). The GNU commands are often faster than their UNIX equivalents
- >and may contain additional options and extensions. Source code for most of
- >the GNU tools is provided, allowing you to examine exactly how UNIX
- >commands are designed. The GNU Tools package is $49.95.
- >
- > Ordering any three or more productivity packages at the same time
- >results in a $40.00 discount! For instance, developers could order a
- >"Developer's Pack" with the Device Driver Kit, GNU C, and GNU Tools, for
- >$109.85 (a savings of $40.00).
- >
-
- This is an honest question. There is no attempt at starting any trouble or
- flame wars or anything. I truely don't understand. Why are the GNU compilers
- and utilites FREE for MSDOS, OS/2, and Linux but cost money for Coherent?
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- I am a registered owner of Coherent 4 but I don't have it installed because
- the software that is free for other operating systems costs money for this
- one.
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