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From: valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Austin Code Works
Message-ID: <1991Apr18.162321.19539@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 91 16:23:21 GMT
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coy@ssc-vax (Stephen B Coy) writes:

>In article <28057@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
>>Has anyone had experience with ACW?  They seem like they are overpriced,
>>and a lot of their stuff you can't tell if it is SW, PD, or commercial
>>stuff....

>I purchased byacc and flex from them.  While the code is freely
>distributable what I feel that I paid for was a competent port to
>ms-dos.  In my mind the $60 (or so) that it cost me was well spent.

But, but, but (he sputters).  I got both BYACC & FLEX from Simtel
(actually, WUARCHIVE), both free, both already compiled for DOS.  Why
did you spend $60 to get them ported?

(Next time, send me the $60, and I'll send you copies of my versions...
[heh heh])
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