Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcrware!mwca!bill From: bill@mwca.UUCP (Bill Sheppard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: TT and Lattice C v5.0 Message-ID: <1682@mwca.UUCP> Date: 7 Aug 90 16:46:34 GMT References: <26BC2055.28872@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Santa Clara, CA Lines: 38 In article <26BC2055.28872@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> johns@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Conan the Barbarian) writes: > > > I had in mind to buy Lattice C v5 but I was a little leary after >reading the box. How closely does it comply to the ANSI standard? I thik >the wording on the box says that it conforms 'closely.' How close is close? Frankly, in my fairly extensive experience with compilers, there aren't too many _truly_ ANSI C compilers yet. ANSI took several years to finally ratify a standard, so many compilers are what is known as ANSI Draft, which is an earlier version of the standard. In my opinion "close" is probably going to serve you pretty well unless you have a source file you need to port to the ST which utilizes some ANSI features not present in Lattice or other compilers. > I talked to a dealer here in Canada yesterday about the TT. He is >going to see it on Wednesday. We talked about the TT a little and he was >very adamant that there is no such thing as a 32Mhz TT or a 32Mhz 68030 for >that matter. He said Motorola might have licensed a 33 Mhz chip, but at that >speed it is very unreliable and so we'll probably never see one... Many companies have purchased 33 MHz 68030's from Motorola - I work with many VME boards, and virtually every VME maker has 33 MHz 68030 boards available. 50 MHz 68030's are available from a few vendors, also. I see no possible way the chip can be considered "very unreliable" - most of the major defense firms are using this chip in a wide range of projects. (Please, no flames about the potential lack of reliability or acuity among defense firms!) >John Schmitt >johns@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca -- ################################################################################ # Bill Sheppard -- bill@mwca.microware.com -- {uunet,sun}!mcrware!mwca!bill # # Microware Systems Corporation --- OS-9: Seven generations beyond __/_!! # #######Opinions expressed are my own, though you'd be wise to adopt them!#######