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From: johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: Different C++ compilers for windows programming
Message-ID: <27129@spudge.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 91 16:50:16 GMT
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In article <91027.132743MJLEPPER@MTUS5.BITNET> MJLEPPER@MTUS5.BITNET writes:
>  C++ seems to be the way to go, so what's the best: Borland, MicroSoft, or
>Zortech.  Overall price is important here, so I don't want to have to spend
>$300 on a compiler, then $200 for the SDK.  Please send me your opinions.

I hate to burst your bubble but here's the way things are:
	Microsoft doesn't have a C++ compiler (they barely have a C compiler).
	Borland has a nice C++ but it doesn't (yet) do Windows.
	Zortech C++ does do Windows.
	
Zortech is fairly reasonably priced (certainly cheaper than MSC 6.0) but
not nearly as nice as the low prices I've seen for Borlands C++ 1.0 Pro.
As far as getting the SDK for $200, I don't think so.  Most places have it for
between $335 and $350.

John Munsch