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From: earleh@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Earle R. Horton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LSC on SE
Summary: Not too bad.
Keywords: C compilers, reviews, request
Message-ID: <7868@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU>
Date: 6 Jan 88 11:10:27 GMT
References: <585@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>
Distribution: comp.sys.mac
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In article <585@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>, lgh@IUS2.CS.CMU.EDU (Leonard Hamey) writes:
> 
> I am considering purchasing an SE with dual floppy drives and I would like to
> run LSC on it. Has anyone had positive or negative experience with LSC on
> dual floppy systems? Is a hard drive required to use LSC?

I have run LightSpeed C on 512k and 1 Meg Macs with two floppy drives.  It
can be said to work, but one does notice the space limitation.  I have compiled
microemacs, which has about 500k of source files and 90k of finished product,
on both setups.  Since I haven't used a hard disk with a Mac, and I program
the Mac more or less as a hobby, I don't find this to be an extrememly painful
experience.  I imagine if I got the hard disk I wouldn't even consider going
back, much as I now wouldn't consider going back to the Tandy Color Computer...

If you are thinking of putting together one or maybe two "medium-sized"
programming projects, and don't mind the speed penalty and having to be
careful about what goes on your floppies, then LightSpeed C on two floppies
is a workable system.  (At least until Apple engorges the System file more.)
If you are considering doing this for a living, get the hard disk.
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