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From: sidney@borland.com (Sidney Markowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Borland
Message-ID: <1991May23.163405.4027@borland.com>
Date: 23 May 91 16:34:05 GMT
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Organization: Borland International
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green@vis.toronto.edu (Anthony Thomas Green) writes:
>Steve_Lesner@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Steve Lesner) writes:
>> EB> By the time you read this, you will probably already know that BORLAND
>> EB> will be developing C++ (OS/2 2.0) for IBM.
>
>>Were did you hear this?  And could you elaborate on what you mean by 
>>developing C++ for IBM?  Are you talking 32 bit compiler?  Are you talking 
>>about Borland writing a compiler for IBM to sell?  I'm confused but I think 
>>what you mean is they simply are writing their compiler to run under OS/2.
>
>Maybe somebody could clear this up for me. I remember reading that
>Borland licenced most of their C compiler technology from Watcom.

The joint Borland/IBM press release announced that IBM and Borland
have entered into an agreement whereby Borland will be developing
specific object-oriented languages and programming tools for OS/2 2.0,
that the first one will be Borland C++ and that it should be available
early next year.

I have to be careful to only say what was in the copy of the press
release that I have, since that is all that I can be sure has been
publicly announced, but Philippe Kahn is quoted as saying that
"Borland C++ for OS/2 will allow developers to take full advantage of
computers with 32 bit architectures."

Borland's compiler technology is all in-house. The only connection
with Watcom that I am aware of is an arrangement that allows Watcom to
use Borland's debugging information format so that Borland's debugger
can work with their compiler.

 -- Sidney Markowitz <sidney@borland.com>
    Borland International (Languages - R&D)
    [Disclaimer: I am a hacker, not an official spokesperson]