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From: bcw@rti.UUCP (Bruce Wright)
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Subject: Re: 386 instructions
Summary: Microsoft and 32-bit compilers
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Date: 12 Jan 90 16:22:12 GMT
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In article <580@watserv1.waterloo.edu>, batman@watsci.uwaterloo.ca (Marcell Stoer) writes:
> If you want to issue 386 instructions, you will need a [C] compiler that
> generates 32 bit code.  Microsoft has no such compiler.

Maybe you meant to say that Microsoft has no such compiler at a reasonable
price.  They most certainly *do* have a 32-bit version of their C compiler -
it comes with their OS/2 V2.0 development kit (just shipping in the last
month).  I haven't seen it, not doing OS/2 development, and it's rather
expensive (the whole development kit costs $2600, counting documentation,
compiler, developer's tools, etc).

It's basically the same sort of deal as their earlier SDK's - a premium
price to get an early look at the new version of OS/2.  But it probably
isn't ready for prime time yet.

						Bruce C. Wright