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From: mr@homxb.UUCP (mark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Turbo C vs Quick C
Message-ID: <1546@homxb.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 88 17:46:32 GMT
References: <389@lscvax.UUCP> <567@naucse.UUCP> <1515@homxb.UUCP> <2563@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Organization: AT&T
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Keywords: good better best

In article <2563@gryphon.CTS.COM>, greg@gryphon.CTS.COM (Greg Laskin) writes:
> In article <1515@homxb.UUCP> mr@homxb.UUCP (mark) writes:
> >GODDAM !!!  I also had quick C blow away my drive. It wrote
> >all over the FAT table. The program was as simple as you can
> >get :
> >
> >	fp = fopen(.. some file ..)
> >	fclose(fp);
> 
> Yes, that's old news.  Some versions of Western Digital XT Hard Disk
> controller software use a software interrupt that conflicts with
> software interrupt usage by QC.  Certainly, the folks at Microsoft
> chose the software interrupt they used just to spite you.
> 
> Of course, others might say that QC works just fine but your disk
> controller is brain damaged and wiped out your disk.
> 
> In any case, it has nothing to do with the program, simple or otherwise.

Then why does microsoft advertise that the program is compatible with
my PC (AT&T PC6300). My machine has the standard disk and controller that
is sold with all HD versions of the AT&T PC6300.

Question : Is there another interrupt available for codeview ?

mark
homxb!mr