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From: chuck@hotlr.ATT ( C J Luciano hotld)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Did Zortech ever correct their second release?
Message-ID: <446@hotlr.ATT>
Date: 9 Sep 88 05:54:38 GMT
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Reply-To: chuck@hotlr.UUCP (54316 - C J Luciano hotld)
Organization: AT&T-BL Holmdel NJ - Lab 5431
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   I believe that my copy of Zortech C++ was part of the initial distribution.
(Ver 1.0 ??) I have only just started using the C++ language in the last few
days, but I got an interesting message today. 

    I compiled a program using the overload operator (Probably incorrectly), 
and compiled it with the command 'ztc test.cpp > test.out'. The computer came 
back to the prompt, and on the first key I touched the message 'Bad File 
Allocation Table, Drive 0' appears.

    I had no small conniption (sp?) at that but I rebooted and norton said 
everything is fine. By the way I did a scan of all of there files and determined
that the message did not come from Zortech s/w. (I suspected a cruel joke)

    The compiler also seems to get hung pretty easily.

    I am considering using C++ on a PC to do real work. Does anybody have any
experience with Advantage C++ ? It's the most expensive so it must be the best!
Right? Or feel free to mention any others. I may need to link with Microsoft C
so a translator may be better than a compiler.

    Meanwhile I am not writing off Zortech yet. I'll see how they handle the 
problems.

Chuck Luciano
hotld!chuck
201-949-4833