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From: covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: GNU/Sozobon C question
Summary: Another Vote for MWC
Keywords: c atari st
Message-ID: <481c43b5.14a1f@force.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 90 15:49:56 GMT
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In article <1990Jan17.154602.19880@chinet.chi.il.us>, saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) writes:
> 
> 2)I like Mark Williams C.  The non machine-specific parts are pretty K&R 
> compliant.  The library is very UNIX-like.  The support people are great if
> you phone (don't write--they answer in 3 months).  The compiler is said to be
> derived from pcc.  The source and machine language debuggers work well.
>                                    Steve J.


I too like MWC. I have been using it for 3 years now. MWC does require a
hard drive, but any serious programmer is going to have a hard drive anyway.
And as I use UNIX at work, I fit very well with MWC's msh.

And the best thing about MWC is its manual. I am still learning things from
it. Also, MWC has an 800 technical support phone number (though I don't
remember it right now). MWC has always been very helpful in answering my
technical questions.

Plus, you can buy the source code to the MWC Libraries. So, you can see what
the differences between malloc() and Malloc() are!

So, if you are a UNIX programmer I would recommend MWC. If you are a novice
C coder or just have a floppy drive I would recommend Laser C.

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