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From: spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky)
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Subject: Re: Microsoft C++ for windows?
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Date: 7 Nov 90 04:13:19 GMT
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In article <5096@iron6.UUCP> yeates@motcid.UUCP (Tony J Yeates) writes:
>Does Microsoft plan to bring out a C++ compiler which can be used
>to write windows applications?  If not I'd like to start a rumour
>in the hope that they will! ;^)
>
>I figure the idea must have occured to them, so, shall I wait, or
>shall I buy Borland's Turbo C++ 2.0 instead?! (No windows support I
>pressume). I liked Turbo C, so I'm tempted.


MSC7 will be C++.
This is a secret so don't tell anyone I told you.

Joel Spolsky
spolsky@cs.yale.edu