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From: tjr@cbnewsc.att.com (thomas.j.roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: TurboC and TurboC++
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.160611.7472@cbnewsc.att.com>
Date: 10 Jan 91 16:06:11 GMT
References: <1991Jan09.194126.14780@cavebbs.gen.nz>
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From article <1991Jan09.194126.14780@cavebbs.gen.nz>, by frank@cavebbs.gen.nz (Frank van der Hulst):
> 
> On another note, upgrading to either TC++ or TP 6.0 should not be
> contemplated if you're using a machine less than about a 12MHz 286
> with a fast HD. The VROOM system used does a lot of swapping to/from
> a HD.

A MUCH better solution is to add 1Mb of Extended or Expanded memory.
I use TC++ on an AT&T 6300 (8 MHz 8086, 640 kb, 1 Mb EMS, slow 20 Mb
disk). It is quite usable for moderate-sized C++ programs (4,000 lines
in 8 files), and larger C programs (25,000 lines in 50 files, using
make and tcc).

I use make/tcc on the C program, because I never botherd to learn
the tc environment in TC 1.0-2.0. I use the TC++ environment for the
C++ program, because I started learning C++ on small programs, and
learned the tc environment at the same time. I have now used the
TC++ environment for a 1000-line yacc/C program, with good results.

Tom Roberts
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