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From: jmann@angmar.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Turbo C++ 1.0 vs Microsoft C 6.0
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Date: 21 Nov 90 17:09:36 GMT
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In article <15719@reed.UUCP>, minar@reed.bitnet (Nelson
Minar,L08,x640,7776519) writes:

|>I think it is safe to assume that Borland will be there very soon. The more
|>important question is, why write Windows code? :)

Because, like it or not, more and more of the PC world is switching to 
Windows.  Look at the ads from the major mail order houses. They now
make a big deal about which applications are for Windows.  

My question is: will Microsoft or anyone be releasing a scaled-down SDK
(maybe just including the libraries, the linker, and the windows.h include
file) so that those hobbyist among us who want to fool around with writing
code for our PCs because it's fun can write Windows apps. I certainly
can't afford or justify the $300+ dollars for the SDK, just so I 
can play around with Windows.        

Jim Mann
Stratus Computer
jim_mann@es.stratus.com