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From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Turbo C++ 1.0 vs Microsoft C 6.0
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Date: 22 Nov 90 00:47:37 GMT
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In article <3197@lectroid.sw.stratus.com> jmann@angmar.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann) writes:
>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.        
>

You would have a hard time doing much with less than you get with the SDK now.

The SDK DOES NOT include a compiler, (or linker if I remember). It does give
you the libraries, resource compiler, and header files. It also has CVW which
is the debugger for windows which you probably need.

Other than that, it has some tools to ease development, perhaps they could be
left out, but they don't constitute the bulk of the SDK price I am sure.


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