Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site datagen.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!rocky2!datagen!boykin From: boykin@datagen.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Need a *good* C compiler Message-ID: <66@datagen.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Mar-84 11:58:59 EST Article-I.D.: datagen.66 Posted: Thu Mar 22 11:58:59 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Mar-84 21:39:45 EST Organization: Data General Dist. Systems, Westborough, MA Lines: 26 Sorry guys I'm still prejudiced. I like the Lattice C compiler better than the others. To date it still has the best track record in terms of code quality (version 1.02 ran the Sieve (yuch!) in 4.5 seconds (MS-Pacal in 3.5, compiled MS-basic in 5.5 and an old CI-86 in 7.5). Version 2.0 supports the MS-DOS version 2.00 libraries, the 8087 and the large memory models. FYI: Version 2.1 is due out in a few weeks. The bad points are that the source to the libraries are still not included. The libraries were the bad part of the package but are getting better. The price is high if you go through traditional sources (Lifeboat), namely $500.00, but many will sell it cheaper. As a plug for my own group (SIG/86 - The International MS-DOS User's Group), we have a contact who is selling copies at about $300.00 each. Joe Boykin Data General Corp. Distributed Systems Group ...(decvax!ittvax, ihnp4, allegra, rocky2)!datagen!boykin -- Joe Boykin Data General Corp. Distributed Systems Group ...(decvax!ittvax, ihnp4, allegra, rocky2)!datagen!boykin