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From: kim@mips.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn)
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Subject: MASM 4.0 announced
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Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 14:53:49 EST
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[ ... go ahead, eat my bits ... ]

Just read in the 12/10 issue of PC WEEK (p. 14) that Microsoft has released
Rev 4.0 of MASM.  Some of the enhancements mentioned are:

        o  handles 400K source files
     
        o  handles 15% more symbols
     
        o  paths can be defined for Includes
     
        o  file-buffer sizes can be set from 1K to 63K
     
        o  enhanced DEBUG;  swapping of development and execution screens;
           display of original source
     
        o  LINK is supposed to be up to 25% faster
     
        o  LINK supports "file compression"
     
        o  the "make" utility supports macro-definitions and inference rules

Looks like a similar upgrade policy as last time (to 3.0).


[ personal FLAME ON ... ]

Of course, even though I have their buggy Rev 2.x assembler, they won't give
*me* a break on a new revision ... *my* floppy is from Fujitsu, even though
it is  says "(c) Microsoft".  And it is MICROSOFT that threatens the wrath
of God if I don't abide by *their* license agreement.  Talk about having it
"both ways"!

Fujitsu, of course, has no intention of supporting their customers in this
matter ... "it's not *our* assembler ... call Microsoft".   Bahhh!

Don't you wish sometimes you could treat your customers that way ... if only
your customers were Microsoft, et al!

[ FLAMEs OFF ... ]
     

Anyway, just thought I'd pass the info along (I really *hate* to help
Microsoft out, though).

/kim


Obviously, I'm not affiliated with Microsoft or Fujitsu, except as a
dis-satisfied customer.
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