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From: POPE@KL.SRI.COM.UUCP
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Subject: Megamax C vs. Mark Williams C
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Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 16:28:46 EST
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I plan to buy  a C compiler  in the next couple  weeks and would  like
recommendations for or against Megamax and Mark Williams C.  From what
I've heard, Megamax has a nice development environment, good debugger,
and compiles  quickly.   MWC  has great  GEM  documentation  and  fast
floating-point support.  Any remarks from people who have used one  or
both compilers?

They both seem  to be approximately  the same price  (~ $150  US)--any
recommendations  on  where  to  buy  either  by  mail-order  (I'm   in
California)?

Finally, is  serious  C  development possible  with  one  double-sided
floppy, a one  megabyte machine,  and a large  ramdisk?  Would  either
Megamax or MWC be more suitable for use with the hardware I have?   Is
a second floppy or hard disk advisable?

Thank you for any input you have.  I'll summarize responses to the net
if people are interested.

                                        David E. Pope
                                       pope@kl.sri.com
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