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From: eric@hpfelg.HP.COM (Eric Widhalm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple ][ + C compiler
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Date: Fri, 13-Nov-87 19:24:29 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 13 19:24:29 1987
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> / hpfelg:comp.sys.apple / lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) /  7:22 am  Nov 11, 1987 /
> Re: C compiler for a II+.
> 4. Hyper C: I have not seen anything from these folks in a long time.  They
> used to advertise in Nibble and INCider.

The last ad I saw for Hyper C was in June86 CALL  A.P.P.L.E.  However, I
called,  discussed,  ordered  and  received  a copy  of the the  "PRODOS
Professional"  version  in May87 and have been  delighted.  It cost only
$150  and  seems  to be a  reasonably  complete  K&R  with  some  bitset
extensions  (NO  floating-point,  though).  The entire system comes on 2
PRODOS-format  diskettes,  and  one  contains  source  to  allow  you to
completely rewrite/generate their shell (no source for the compiler).

You  get  an  editor,  a  native-code   compiler,  an  interpretive-code
compiler, an assembler, a librarian  and a linker (you can mix and match
native  code and  interp-code  too), and the native code is ROMable.  No
debugger  8>( but then only $150?  8>).  You can even tell the linker to
activate overlaying of various segments for you.

Other than the aggravation involved by not having  floating-point,  I've
had no problems using it or what I've developed with it.

> Anyone else have anything to add to this list?

I've  only used one other C system on the Apple ( II+, by the way, and I
don't have an enhanced  keyboard!!), and it was so bad the company can't
be found anymore.

- Eric Widhalm