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From: jxf@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Jerry Frain)
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Subject: Re: What C compiler for the MAC
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Date: 22 Jan 90 06:19:39 GMT
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In article <13155@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes:
>In article <333@cica.cica.indiana.edu> ssw@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Steve Wallace) writes:

[ Steve wants to know what the best C compiler for the Mac is ]

[ Brian's description of MPW C deleted ]

Never used it, myself.

[ Brian's description of THINK C deleted ]

I won't echo Brian's review of THINK C, but I use THINK C 4.0, and think
very highly of it.

It is a very good, "Mac-ish," C program development environment.

>There is one majorMajorMAJOR caveat to buying MPW, however: I believe
>that you must join APDA (the Apple Programmers and Developers
>Association) in order to purchase it.  Its price is steep (wasn't it
>something like $300?), and the membership fee for APDA is similarly
>steep.

The membership fee for APDA is $20.

>      Lightspeed C, on the other hand, can be gotten for $220 at
>most, and as little as $140 through a school discount (how I got my
>copy).

I purchased THINK C 4.0 from MacConnection in last month for $149.

  --Jerry [ very satisfied THINK C 4.0 user ]

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