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From: jer@stbimbo.UUCP (John Ramspott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: C++
Message-ID: <200@stbimbo.UUCP>
Date: 16 Oct 90 18:55:07 GMT
References: <1990Oct16.005807.6839@oracle.com>
Reply-To: jer@stbimbo (John Ramspott)
Organization: Sales Technologies Inc.  Atlanta, Ga.
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In article <1990Oct16.005807.6839@oracle.com> jmarvin@oracle.com () writes:
>
>> jte@sai.UUCP (John Evans) writes;
>>Subject: C++ Available for Amiga.
>>Just got a newsletter from Comeau Computing. They say they have C++...
>>Comeau Computing
>>91-34 120th St
>>Richmond Hill, NY 11418
>>Contact: Marge Behrens
>>(718) 945-0009
>This number is not in service.
>If this is real, I'ld like to buy it!
>

Yes, it is real enough. Their product is available on many platforms, including
several UNIX boxes, MS-DOS, and other machines. I called and they sent me
their literature. The enclosed product reviews excerpted from magazines
sound very encouraging. The price is a very reasonable $250, and requires
the Lattice C (now SAS/C).

They expect to be shipping by the end of the month. Sounds very promising to
me. Just too bad SAS didn't do this themselves, but enough waiting. I'll
still get use out of their nice C compiler, and play with Comeau's rather
widely available 2.1 C++. I hope lots of people buy it so that they will
continue to support the Amiga version.

Personally, I think their are enough innovative programmers out in the Amiga
community to support a solid C++. If I had the time and money to pay AT&T,
I would have done it myself eventually.

Disclaimer: I have not seen it. Just chatted with the lady who answered the
phone and read the literature they sent me.

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>*  Nhoj Nivram                                                    *
>*  email: jmarvin@oracle.com                                      *
>*  "Reality is a Harsh Mistress..."                               *
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--John E. Ramspott