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From: bright@Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Object Oriented Concurrent Programming (and Zortech) query.
Message-ID: <1895@dataio.Data-IO.COM>
Date: 1 Mar 89 19:27:20 GMT
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Reply-To: bright@dataio.Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright)
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In article <2025@runx.ips.oz> jon@runx.UUCP (Jonathon Seymour) writes:
>	Zortech C++. I have seen this mentioned all over this newsgroup. 
>	   - Where would I find a review of this product?
There are reviews of Zortech C, which is a subset of Zortech C++, in
Feb BYTE, Feb Computer Language, and March MicroCornucopia. The published
reviews of Zortech C++ have not had much useful information in them.
>	   - What is its method of code generation? (i.e. is it *merely* 
>	     a C preprocessor)?
Two pass compiler with an optional third optimizing pass. It's not a
translator or compiler, it generates object code directly.
>           - Can the object files it generates be used with those
>	     generated by C and pascal compilers?
Standard .OBJ files are generated, and it can link most easily with Zortech
C and MASM output. Linking with output from other compilers is possible but
is not for the novice.
>	   - (Australia only: Is is distributed here? Who distributes it?)
The phone number is (617) 646-6703.
>How about examples of multi-tasking kernels implemented in object
>oriented languages? Other references? 
Dr. Dobb's Journal recently (Feb 89?) published an article on using Zortech
C++ to develop a multitasking kernel.

Standard Disclaimer: I wrote ZTC++, and get money for it's sales, and other
than that have absolutely no connection with it. :-)