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From: knudsen@cbnewsd.att.com (michael.j.knudsen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Help choosing C Compiler for specific use
Summary: Summary of Borland C's
Keywords: C
Message-ID: <1991May23.204633.1711@cbnewsd.att.com>
Date: 23 May 91 20:46:33 GMT
References: <1991May22.225803.23546@cbnewsd.att.com> <1991May23.131006.4934@news.larc.nasa.gov>
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Thanks for the many replies so far about choosing a C compiler.

Borland seems to off the following:

Turbo C -- outdated, hard to find anymore, command-line only
Turbo C++ -- C++, window interface, still keyboard only, no mouse routines
Turbo C++ Professional -- does Windows, mouse support, great debugger
Borland C++ 2.0 -- even more and better (?) see below.

From the last posting (not quoted), I get the idea that the last
two items are really the same, ie, "Professional" implies "not Turbo"
so it's just called "Borland."  Is that right?  Better to look
stupid here than in the store (?)

Also Professional is going to cost close to $300 (well, that's
still less than I paid for the used Compaq 286 :-)
Wonder if I can even find it at Babbage or Egghead -- they seem to
have lots of Turbo C++ around.

Is there an upgrade option from Turbo C++ to Professional?
-- 
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