Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!att!akgua!brb From: brb@akgua.ATT.COM (Brian R. Bainter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Microsoft Vs. Borland Message-ID: <1830@akgua.ATT.COM> Date: 29 Sep 88 14:01:10 GMT References: <5930017@hpcupt1.HP.COM> Organization: AT&T Network Systems/Bell Labs, Atlanta GA Lines: 25 I have been very happy with Turbo C 1.0 and 1.5 and with Borland in general. Borland's support has been very good for me. When I have had a problem (which has been seldom) I have been able to talk to a real person who is able to either give me a work around or a patch. While working for a certain company, we were using the Microsoft compiler. When we found bugs or problems, we were not treated very well and often could not even talk to anyone. They were fairly unresponsive. Borland also has my vote when it comes to speed and price. The execution speed is generally as fast if not faster, the compilation speed is faster, and the code is often smaller. These are of course my observations and may not reflect the accepted norm. The price is a lot better too for the product that is received. When I was teaching a college C course, I was able to get coupons for my students for the full compiler for $44.95. The listed price is very competitive as well. Hope this helps, -- Brian R. Bainter KA7TXA AT&T Technologies Atlanta Works {cbosgd, gatech, ihnp4, moss, mtune, ulysses}akgua!brb