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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.lang.c++,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: Turbo C++ under OS/2 ??
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Date: 27 May 90 05:16:02 GMT
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davidi@well.sf.ca.us (David Intersimone) writes:
>in message 7820 John Archambeau asks if we will do Turbo C++ for os/2...

I quite frankly don't care if you do make an OS/2 product or not.  What I
personally would like to see is a Xenix or Unix System V/386 3.2 based
compiler that is capable of compiling to any Intel based operating system out
there (i.e. OS/2 (even though I personally don't use it, others do), DOS,
Windows, and Unix System V/386 3.2).  Currently, all one can do is just either
compile to DOS, Unix, or Xenix if you're using a Unix based compiler.  OS/2
and Windows compilation from Unix doesn't exist.

My understaind based on what I've read (either from the FidoNet C conference
or in a magazine article) that Borland had no plans on ever developing OS/2
compilers.  Well, if anybody's going to correct me, it might as well be the
manufacturer.  :)
 
>So no announcement date, just showing our committment to all the three
>Intel chip based platforms.

Don't forget the fourth platform, Unix.  As time marches on, I find I spend
more time in Unix.  My DOS usage is so limited these days that I don't do
anything that VP/ix can't handle.  Granted I did order Quattro Pro at the $99
promo price, but unfortunately I do not have the hard drive space to install
it under my current system.  The big test for Quattro Pro will be if it runs
glitch free under VP/ix.  Unfortunately, I don't have DOSWindows for the
Sun SPARCstation 1 at work, so I can't fire it up on there and see if it runs.

Something I think that Borland should consider doing is developing the
multiplatform Intel compiler that can compile from DOS to OS/2, OS/2 to Unix,
Unix to DOS, etc.  I am happy with your DOS based C compiler as it does the
job quite nicely and look forward to seeing your C++ compiler, but within a
year or so time frame, I probably won't be looking for any more DOS software
at all since it will all will most likely be strictly Unix.
 
     // JCA

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