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From: mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Window development
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Date: 10 Sep 88 15:26:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxe.cso.uiuc.edu!mcdonald    Sep 10 10:26:00 1988


>how easy it is to write for windows.

See below.

>My question is this:  They mention RC.EXE (resource compiler) and that they
>write the programs in C.  Where can I get this wonderful RC.EXE and what C 
>compilers will work with it?  Is there a devlopment package put out by
>microsoft? and if so, how can I get it?

First, go to a bookstore at your nearby mall and buy the BIG violet
Windows book by Charles Petzold (accept no substitutes!). Read it.
Then decide whether you expect Windows programming to be easy.

If you do decide to program Windows, you have to buy the Windows
software development kit from Microsoft (actually, any dealer).
You will also need 
Microsoft C 5.0 or 5.1.  A possible alternative to all the above
is a language product called Actor, about which I know nothing.

Doug McDonald (mcdonald@uicuuxe)