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From: g-mccann@gumby.wisc.edu (Lester I. McCann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: IIgs C compilers summary (too short!)
Message-ID: <1186@gumby.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 23-Nov-87 13:12:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 23 13:12:57 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 26-Nov-87 02:45:25 EST
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Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
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Keywords: APW C seems to be the only one at the moment


Two weeks ago, I posted a request for information about any C compilers
for the IIgs other than APW C.  I received two replies (from Larry
Virden and Dave Lyons).  Neither of them knew of any other C compilers
currently in existence.

The seems to be a pattern here.  Remember how long it took to get other
word processors for the Mac?  Blame was placed on Apple for having
MacWrite available.  Apple hasn't released a Pascal compiler for the IIgs,
and we have two (maybe three) third-party Pascals.  Apple did release
a C compiler, and no one else has.  Were they all scared off?  Or don't
they think the gs market demand for a second C compiler is there?  I
find this to be quite discouraging.

Lester McCann
University of Wisconsin CS Dept.
mccann@primost.cs.wisc.edu