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From: kds@physics (Kevin Stokes)
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Subject: Re: To C or not to C...
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Date: 7 May 91 20:08:10 GMT
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In article <1991May7.153645.1535@milton.u.washington.edu> moe@milton.u.washington.edu (Joe Shippert) writes:
>
>I am begionning to learn the C language and would like to buy it for my
>ms dos machine. 
  If you are interested in a reasonable C compiler, at very low cost,
you might consider Power C from Mix software for $19.95.  It comes with
a function library and a thick manual.
  The main difference between it and Borland C is that Borland includes
a fancy-pants debugger (which I never have used), and that the Borland
compiler compiles much faster (although the execution speed is similar).
        -Kevin

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