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From: haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Manx 3.6 + SDB, my story.
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Date: 21 Jan 88 12:36:58 GMT
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        When I first got MANX C, back in May I believe, I received the
Commercial version 3.20a, which needed some patches to work.  In fact,
the compiler would not compile even the "hello" program as it came, following
the instructions EXACTLY.  Well, I tried the manx tech support number but
first got static because they'd not received my registration (it was in the
mail) and then I could get no answer on the phone for almost a week.  When
they reappeared the first refused to admit the problem (over a week), then
sent me some patches to type in at the keyboard.  These did not work either,
and before I resolved this I received version 3.40a.  This had bugs as well.

        After I finally got everything working properly I was asked to beta
test Benchmark Modula-2.  I've not ecountered a single significant bug since
that time (late July), 6 months to date.  The system is easy to use, and very
clean.  Why isn't there a "C" compiler/environment that is as good?

        I could not imagine going back to Manx C.


                                                        Thanks,


                                                                Wade.

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