Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!ames!dftsrv!oneel From: oneel@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Difference Between Turbo C++ and Turbo C++ 2nd Edition Message-ID: Date: 24 May 91 13:15:31 GMT References: <00948F19.88197060@MAPLE.CIRCA.UFL.EDU> <1991May22.002318.19357@borland.com> Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Organization: STX/GSFC Nasa Lines: 34 In-reply-to: minar@reed.edu's message of 23 May 91 18:14:47 GMT In article minar@reed.edu writes: In article <1991May22.002318.19357@borland.com> sidney@borland.com (Sidney Markowitz) writes: >Instead, there is now a Turbo C++ 2nd edition, which >contains the identical software as Turbo C++ 1.01 but with some of the >printed doc moved to the online help system, with the price lowered to >that of the former Turbo C 2.0, and not available in a "professional >package" containing TD, TPROF and TASM. So what do us poor folks do who want TC++, TASM, TD, TPROF, but no Windows support? Buy the tools individually? Seems like Borland is going to make more money this way.. While I'm at it, what do TC++ 1.01 users do about the bugs in their compiler? Will we ever get precompiled headers, or do we have to buy the Windows version to get it? I don't know why I'm so resistant to the Windows version, but I'm sure the cost has something to do with it. TC++ Pro was a wonderful deal - I could never have afforded a C++ compiler for a 286 otherwise. And, I think its a delightful package. I just hope that a situation does not evolve where the only way to get support is to buy the Windows version of the compiler.. Well, you can spend $99 and upgrade to bc++. You don't have to install windows support, and you get newer versions of the other tools plus protected mode compiling and linking. Even if I wasn't doing windows bc++ would still be worth it. bruce -- Bruce O'Neel oneel@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov NASA/GSFC/STX/Code 664