Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.programmer:3696 comp.windows.ms.programmer:1113 Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!ames!dftsrv!oneel From: oneel@heawk1.rosserv.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Borland C++ 2.0, report #2 Message-ID: Date: 2 Mar 91 16:53:59 GMT Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Distribution: na Organization: STX/GSFC Nasa Lines: 48 So, a second look at BC++ 2.0 a few days after I got it. I got it to do windows programming. Other attributes aren't useful to me now. But first, the machine (Don't laugh) ps/2 m25, 8mhz 8086, 20meg 35ms hd, in all fairness to everyone involved, not the recommended system. Sidney@borland.com recommended that I put REALMODE in all of my .DEF files, but this is unsupported as of yet. The default is PROTMODE and I'm not running PROTMODE because of my hardware. I compiled and ran the following supplied borland example windows programs. FFIND. A c program. Compiled and ran with no problems. It finds files under windows. Kind of neat. HDUMP. A c program. Compiled ok, ran just fine except for the about menu selection which crashed my machine. It looks like LIST in the Alt-h mode. MSGWND/TSTAPP. C programs. Didn't work, don't remember why. TODO. C++ programs. Didn't compile, ran out of memory but sure did take a long time. It finally ran out after about an hour. DDL*. C++ programs? (I've deleted them) Compiled OK, but big red switch time. Unknown reason. WHELLO C++ program. Compiled and ran perfectly. So, so far pretty good. In general things seem to work and with time I could probably fix the above problems. My copy didn't come with either the help compiler or the Petzold book. The help compiler is supposed to be on its way. Since I upgraded I get a 33% discount for the Petzold book but I already bought it for $21 at a local discount book store. It lists for $30. In general I'm impressed that with as small a system as I have it still works with windows programming. It really isn't as slow as you would think either... bruce -- | Bruce O'Neel | internet : oneel@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov| | Code 664/STX | span : lheavx::oneel | | NASA/GSFC |compuserve: 72737,1315 | | Greenbelt MD 20771 | AT&Tnet : (301)-286-1119 |