Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!usc!bbn.com!gonzalez From: gonzalez@bbn.com (Jim Gonzalez) Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: Re: Is MIX C still available for cp/m? Message-ID: <61602@bbn.BBN.COM> Date: 16 Dec 90 18:59:10 GMT References: Sender: news@bbn.com Reply-To: gonzalez@BBN.COM (Jim Gonzalez) Lines: 40 In article TAGLANCE@ucs.UWPLATT.EDU (LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA) writes: >Some time ago someone on this newsgroup mentioned a C compiler by MIX Software >for cp/m. Does anyone know if this compiler is still available? As I recall, >the package was around $25US and included a book on C, does anyone have any >other details to share? Your assistance is appreciated. I have a single-sheet mailing from them from October 1988. The only price they show is a "special student discount price" of $29.95, plus $5 s/h. This package includes the compiler (with 434-page book), a split-screen editor and a windowing source-level debugger. Unfortunately, only the compiler is part of the CP/M version; the other goodies were developed for MS-DOS (the sheet, in fact, is very much MS-DOS-oriented). I don't remember why they sent me the "educational package" price; it may be that that had become their price for all customers. Anyway, for more up-to-date information (it's Sunday, so I can't do it), you can contact them at: Mix Software 1132 Commerce Drive Richardson, TX 75081 214-783-6001 By the way, they claim to support the full K&R standard, including bit fields plus enums and structure assignments. You may not want to use these features yourself, but it's increasingly likely that you'll encounter them in PD source. Just yesterday I was burned by BDS C's refusal to allow static assignment of character arrays. This further complicated building of sgrep from a C Users' Group diskette. I *still* prefer BDS C to Aztec C for stuff I need to run small and fast, though. On the other hand, be sure that these advertised features are actually in the *CP/M* version; many commercial vendors are simply selling older versions, having ceased development years ago. These often started as "subset" compilers, and were done well before enums, etc. became popular. Good luck. Oh yes, please post what you learn, particularly about the status of their CP/M support. -Jim.