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From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple ][ + C compiler
Message-ID: <334@n8emr.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 09:22:37 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 11 09:22:37 1987
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Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
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Keywords: Apple ][+ , c compiler, compiler

Re: C compiler for a II+.

This is quite a common question.  There are only a few C compilers which work
on ANY of the II series.  Let's see if I can remember them all:

1. A Non-C consideration (non-II+ as well!!) : Promal is C-ish language which
works on a IIe, IIc, and sort of on the IIgs.

2. Small C: some of the aspects of C, no floating point, probably other things
missing: the Orca folks.  It DOES come with source though!

3. Aztec C: There are several compilers available from Manx.  I THINK that the
less capable ones still will work on the Apple II+ - contact Manx (see Byte,
Dr Dobbs, etc. for an address, etc.) for details.

4. Hyper C: I have not seen anything from these folks in a long time.  They
used to advertise in Nibble and INCider.

5. ????: One other small company advertised an upgrade kit to ProDos for the
Aztec C package.  I remember the name "Vix" connected to it for some reason.

Note that NONE of these options are very good - at least of the ones that I have
seen - I havent seen Hyper C so I dont know what it was like.  The Aztec C was
too slow - it takes at least 2-3 disk drives or a hard disk AND a ram card to
get even a semblance of speed out of it.  But there is quite a bit of K&R and
Unix like routines there, and even a nice shell and a subset of Vi.

Anyone else have anything to add to this list?

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