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From: Bob.Stout@p6.f506.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Stout)
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Subject: Power C Compiler
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Date: 4 May 90 06:10:01 GMT
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In an article of <3 May 90 00:06:46 GMT>,  (Ricardo Chan) writes:

 >I just got an order card for a C compiler called "Power C",
 >sold by "MIX Software" from Richardson, TX.
 >
 >Does anybody have any experiense with this package?
 >
 >The price advertised is $19.95 +$5 shipping + 8%tax.

  Mix Power C is the greatest bargain in the inhabited universe (and my folks  
told me 47,297,156,392 times never to exagerate!) Seriously, it's a credibly  
decent, quite ANSI-compliant compiler that products reasonably quick, though  
not overly tight, code. Although its floating point performance can occasion-  
ally rival Watcom's, it's greatest value is for folks just learning the  
language. Typically they might spend $50 for Quick C or a little more for  
Turbo C, then another $20-50 at the local bookstore buying "C Primer Plus" or  
various other books to teach them the language. Provided they can live without  
the integrated environment and editor of the others, for their $20, they now  
have a compiler that's all they're likely to need and a 600+ page printed  
manual that includes one of the best beginner's tutorials in the business. If  
the simply want to lighten their wallets a bit more, they can buy Mix's Power  
Trace debugger for $20 and the complete library source plus assembler for  
another $10 - a total investment of $50. It may not all be pro quality, but it  
works and works well for an absolutely incredible price. I occasionally use it  
to teach with and I know several advanced amateurs who've never seen the need  
to switch to one of the bigger name compilers. For other bargain shoppers,  
they have an equally decent C/Database Toolchest (B+ Tree ISAM library) for  
$20 supporting Power C, MSC/QC or TC, source $20 extra (prices from memory). I  
may love Zortech and deeply respect MSC 6.0, but Mix is a sentimental fave!