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From: drc@dbase.UUCP (Dennis Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MegaMax C
Message-ID: <284@dbase.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 87 02:35:48 GMT
References: <12362374532025@G.BBN.COM>
Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale Cal.
Lines: 36
Summary: Still around

In article <12362374532025@G.BBN.COM>, DREDICK@G.BBN.COM (The Druid) writes:
> 
>   Just off Hand, Does anyone Know if the Megamax C Compiler is still
>   around and supported.
Yes, they still are around and the compiler is supported.  I've just finished
a compiler comparison article for Macintosh Today and it is one of the five
C compilers covered.

> 
>   In the "old days", the displayed advertisments in MacTutor, but alas
>   no more.
> 
>   The Last Update I have is version 3.00
You have the latest version.

> 
>   I have no support for Hypercard or Multifinder in this Compiler.
> 
>   So.. Does this company still exists... and What are the up to?!?
> 
The company still exists and is supporting their product; however, I do not
believe that the Macintosh market is their current area of interest as they are
involved with products for other 68000 based processors.  The fact that they
are still supporting their product after essentially being squeezed out of the
market by Think, Manx, and APDA products says more in favor of them than can
be said for other companies who couldn't hack the competition.  I like their
consideration for their customers (other than the fact that you need to contact
them rather than the other way around) and it is the only C compiler that wasn't
painful on a floppy-only system.


Dennis Cohen
Ashton-Tate Glendale Development Center
dBASE Mac Development Team
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