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From: jgay@digi.lonestar.org (john gay)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: OS/2 development
Message-ID: <1991Jun18.164953.2712@digi.lonestar.org>
Date: 18 Jun 91 16:49:53 GMT
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I haven't seen this question before and am primarily reading this group
to get a feel for whether or not I want to get OS/2 for my new machine
(when I get said machine) so any help would be appreciated.

What does it take to do development on OS/2?  Can I just buy OS/2 and then
get some third party compiler (Watcom, Zortech, etc) and be all set? or
do I have to buy some multi-$$$$ development kit to develop for OS/2.

Along the same lines is anybody using either the Watcom or Zortech 32-bit
compilers for OS/2?  Are you happy with them? If Zortech is it the new v3.0?

I don't know why IBM would sign an agreement with Borland for 32-bit C++ in
the future when they could have signed with either W or Z for their compilers
which are already 32-bit.

thanx,

john gay.
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john gay.                      jgay@digi.lonestar.org
Like Thoreau, I rejoice that there are owls.  Part of the reason is that
owls eat mice, and thus make a certain number of cats unnecessary, which
is always a plus.  Jeff Duntemann, Dr. Dobb's June '91