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From: hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Sanjay Aiyagari)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: MS C6.0 Upgrade Notice
Summary: 32-bit MS C compiler
Keywords: 32bit MSC OS/2
Message-ID: <1991May9.150318.4632@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 9 May 91 19:03:18 GMT
References: <4660008@hpsad.HP.COM>
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Organization: CIT, Cornell University
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In article <4660008@hpsad.HP.COM>,sdw@hpsad.HP.COM (Steve Warwick) writes: 
> What one can infer from a maintenence upgrade notice at this time???
> 
> 1) Many of us have been waiting for word on MS's response to Borland C++.
>    A maintenence upgrade notice might imply that there is no response
>    coming soon - if they're playing fair, else, C++ is going to be
>    announced in a month, and they're interested in picking up even more money
>    by hitting us for both!!! ( your gamble.. )   
> 2) Discussion about OS2/2.0 has been quite positive, still no word on a
>    32 bit compiler ( C OR C++.. ) so, same conclusions - don't expect anything
>    soon, or let's see if we can get 'em twice....

As far as a 32-bit compiler is concerned, I believe they've already written
one.  I heard that in their outrageously-priced ($2600) beta version of the
OS/2 2.0 SDK, they included a compiler called "Microsoft C 5.2" which is
32-bit.

Sanjay Aiyagari (hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu)