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From: CYLau@UNCAMULT.BITNET (The Ultron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Manx ProDOS Aztec C
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Date: 29 Aug 89 03:51:00 GMT
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Manx Aztec C (ProDOS)-> No, it's not worth $299...  IMHO, it is not even
worth half of that...  Although Manx did a good job on the operating
environment (The shell is an excellent copy of the Unix Bourne shell,
and things like Make, diff, grep are good too), the main part of the
package-> The C compiler itself is too slow...  Even on a GS with a
Transwarp, everything on Ramdisk the thing is STILL slow..  If it's that
slow on a GS, what do you think it will be like on a //+ with floppies??
I shudder at the thought...  And good luck if you're thinking of porting
any Unix C programs over..  the compiler chokes on the majority of them
(no curses or Sys V or BSD libs).

Manx did a good job on the operating environment, it's a pleasure to
work in, but the compiler itself is too slow for any practical use..
I'm not knocking Manx, they make a pretty decent compiler on the pc and
the amiga, but their performance on the Apple is just pitiful...

Chris