Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!milton!henson!ogicse!pdxgate!parsely!percy!cryo!billc From: billc@cryo.UUCP (William J. Coldwell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Manx/Lattice ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Message-ID: Date: 28 May 91 09:50:40 GMT Article-I.D.: cryo.billc.3366 References: <1991May26.022108.7901@sugar.hackercorp.com> <1991May26.172439.2021@NCoast.ORG> Organization: Cryogenic Software Lines: 27 In article <1991May26.172439.2021@NCoast.ORG> davewt@NCoast.ORG (David Wright) writes: >In article <1991May26.022108.7901@sugar.hackercorp.com> peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >>conversions of Lattice programs (and getting ticked off at Lattice for >>not following the ANSI spec all the way). I'm sure other people are doing I'm one of those "other" people ;-). >>Alternatively, we could hold some Manx and SAS emplyees to ransom until >>they bury the hatchet... :-> This is a great idea, though I'm leaning toward just holding SAS people. >For me, the question is: Why in this day and age would anyone >continue to BUY the Manx compiler? (no :-)) 'Cause SAS _WON'T_ support the '040 until their 6.0 version is available sometime in the first half of 1992. (no ;-) either). 'Cause SAS is generating bad code on some of the more important things that I am doing, to which Manx works just fine. I can't wait 'till '92 - can you? > Dave -- William J. Coldwell PLink: CRYO I'm a 3-DPro, wouldn't you Amiga Attitude Adjuster BIX: wjcoldwell like to be a 3-DPro2 ? Cryogenic Software UUCP:billc@cryo 3-D PROFESSIONAL 2.0 #define STD_DSCLMR "The above opinions are mine. You can't have them."