Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!crdgw1!uunet!sjsca4!poffen From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: c++ compilers Message-ID: <1991Jun5.192331.20589@sj.ate.slb.com> Date: 5 Jun 91 19:23:31 GMT References: <436@netxcom.netx.com> <1991Jun4.121248.7440@news.larc.nasa.gov> <1991Jun4.161855.3984@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Reply-To: poffen@SunOS (Russ Poffenberger) Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, ATE division, San Jose, Ca. Lines: 39 In article oneel@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) writes: >In article <1991Jun4.161855.3984@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> rschmidt@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (roy schmidt) writes: > > jcburt@ipsun.larc.nasa.gov (John Burton) writes: > >In article <436@netxcom.netx.com> pdressne@netxcom.netx.com (Peter Dressner) writes: > >> I am presently considering buying the Borland C++ compiler. I understand > >> that there are 3 versions: Professional, Turbo C++ and Borland C++. > > > >Now, for the current version (2.xx) there are also two packages, Turbo C++ > >and Borland C++. Borland C++ takes the place of Turbo C++ Professional > >by including the assembler, debugger and profiler. > > > Actually, Borland C++ goes one step further: it supports writing code > to run under MS Windows 3.0. It includes a file, a resource > compiler, and the Whitewater Resource Toolkit for designing the user > interface. The assembler, debugger, and profiler programs do *not* > support windows. Of course, you can still do standard DOS as well. > [stuff deleted] > >A quick summary which might correct any incorrect impressions from the >above. I have no conection with borland. The big one is that you >do get Turbo Debugger for Windows with BC++. Obviously, if one wants >a full feature list call borland. They can do a much better job. > >BC++ 2.0 >================= >DOS and Windows executables >IDE runs in DOS mode only, though will run as a dos program under > STANDARD mode windows. Actually the real mode IDE will run in a DOS box under enhanced mode, as will the real mode compiler bcc. Only the protected mode versions (bcx and bccx) will not run under enahnced mode. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254