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From: jac@ssibbs.UUCP (James Crotinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: C++
Keywords: Manx
Message-ID: <73@ssibbs.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 89 07:02:52 GMT
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Organization: Sangho's Public Access Unix, Cambridge, MA
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In article <2653@wang7.UUCP>, klm@wang7.UUCP (Kevin L. McBride) writes:
> Ok, so like Lettuce now has a ridiculously priced (IMHO) C++ compiler.
> 
> Does anybody know if Manx has any plans to make a similar (and hopefully
> more reasonably priced) offering?
> 

   Tim Holloway was originally working on both a Manx and Lattice version.
However his marketing deal with Lattice apparently precludes the possibility
of his selling a Manx version, so someone else will have to do it.

> 
> $400 for Lattice is absurd (IMHO) considering I can buy a commercial port
> of cfront to my 386 Unix machine for half that price.
> 

   Unless they've changed it since I bought it, the list price is $500.
I doubt anyone could make money in the Amiga market selling C++ for what
the PC versions sell for--AT&T charges a licence fee of $2000 + $50 per
copy sold. The $50 royalty really hurts. However I believe that if they
develop a native compiler, they won't have to pay the royalty.

> I would love to have C++ on my Amiga and am willing to pay a reasonable
> price for it.  Guess I'll have to wait a while.
> 

   You could always go back to college--Lattice has a 50% discount for
college students (& staff??). I'd have never been able to afford it 
without that.

  Jim

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                               Jim Crotinger
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