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From: tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Aztec Vs. Lattice
Message-ID: <25dcd8b6:5015.1comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 17 Feb 90 07:00:55 GMT
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>Item: 5015 by *Masked* at afitamy.fidonet.org
>Author: [Jim Priestle]
>  Subj: Aztec Vs. Lattice
>  Keyw: 
Writes:

>    Lattice C comes out.

At the time the ONLY C compiler....

>    Aztec C comes out a workd fairly well, actually!

Actually , the big thing was the 16 bit int speed advantage.

>    Aztec become favorite of the Amiga community, and so I buy one.

Depends on who you talked to , ALL ALONG there were many who stayed with
Lattice to avoid compatibility probs under Manx.

>    Lattice brings out 5.0 and has a better product then Aztec (note: there 
>are of course several updates in here and Aztec is currently at 3.6)

True.

>    Lattice C becomes the de facto amiga standard for C.  (I have no idea why,
>this is just what seems to have happened to me)

You have this wrong, Lattice >ALWAYS WAS< the de-facto standard (and the
official one ???) -- Aztec was a necessary evil for speed.

>    Lattice C still has some bugs (up to 5.04 I think now, but is giving 
>upgrades for free)

Actually , I always thought free upgrades were a GOOD point!

>    Aztec 5.0 is finally shipped (like, this week!)  (discussion on this 
>newest release will surely generate alot of messages in the next month)

Hmm.. will it be bug free the first time?

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