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From: schwartz@dinl.uucp (Michael Schwartz)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ for DOS/OS2
Message-ID: <1456@dinl.mmc.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 89 16:02:36 GMT
References: <661@windy.dsir.govt.nz>
Reply-To: schwartz@dinl.UUCP (Michael Schwartz)
Organization: Martin Marietta I&CS, Denver CO.
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In article <661@windy.dsir.govt.nz> SRWMRBD@windy.dsir.govt.nz (ROBERT) writes:
>
>I suggest you not expect too much from the Glockenspiel 1.2E1 C++
>translater for MsDos unless you have a 386 with user area extended to
>900K.
Glockenspiel has done a good job in 1.2E1 of
	a) rolling out low memory used by make and the front end to
	effectively add about 84K of DOS memory--enough for hierarchies
	that are not too deep
	b) providing an optional product which uses Rational System's
	16M 286 protected mode for direct access to extended memory to
	aid in compilation.  Cost is $100 to owners.  It properly uses
	XMS (version 2.0 and above...)
>
>The cost is getting significant.
	You bet.  MAJOR advantage of Zortech.

One additional advantage of ImageSoft is that technical support is
responsive and knowledgable.  I haven't seen too many comments that way
about Zortech---although it's nice that Walter Bright follows this
group.

My current thoughts are:  Zortech for playing around with this stuff in
MSDOS; Glockenspiel for commercial development.  In between? depends on
how much they pay you 8-)

-- 
Michael Schwartz
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