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From: bahilchie@water.UUCP (Brian Hilchie)
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Subject: Re: Proline C preliminary review
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 00:46:23 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 28 00:46:23 1985
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> Apparently, the Proline people felt guilty about sending out a
> C compiler without adequate documentation.  Besides the 500
> general C primer, you receive a stapled together, 43 page manual written
> by some engineer.  (Maybe the author himself, which is usually a
> mistake in itself.)

I agree that the documentation leaves much to be desired. As it turns
out, much of it was indeed written by me. However, most if it was
intended for the use of the company only. I had been told that they
were going to prepare the documentation, and was a little miffed myself
when I saw the results.  When I questioned them about it they said they
would expand the manual if there were enough complaints about it.

> After using the disk for a few minutes,
> it locked up, and I had to perform surgery to transfer it to another
> disk envelope.

I haven't heard of any problems like this before. Perhaps the disk was
damaged in the mail...?  No? In any case I'll pass this on to the
company.

If anyone using C Power (what a silly name!) has problems, questions,
criticisms, or suggestions, don't hesitate to mail me here.  Contrary
to what the back cover may say I don't have much to do at the moment
except answer mail.

Brian Hilchie
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