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From: fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MSC 5.1 Under OS/2
Message-ID: <7726@cg-atla.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 89 15:37:20 GMT
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Reply-To: fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith)
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In article <2982@ndsuvax.UUCP> ncperson@ndsuvax.UUCP (Brett G. Person) writes:
>I'm considering making the jump to OS/2.  Whar I'd like to know is what
>version of Microsoft C do I need to get to write code under OS/2.  Will MSC
>5.x work for the Presentation Manager code, or do I need to buy a special
>version of the compiler? 
>
>Thanks
>
>-- 
>Brett G. Person
>North Dakota State University
>uunet!ndsuvax!ncperson | ncperson@ndsuvax.bitnet | ncperson@plains.nodak.edu




The "official" C compiler for OS/2 is MSC 5.1. When I got my upgrade from 5.0
to 5.1 I was offered the opportunity to buy just the DOS part of the package as
the upgrade, or the whole thing with OS/2 support, so it is possible to have 5.1
and not have OS/2 support. I have no knowledge as to whether it is possible to buy
the package off the shelf with only DOS support, but I would guess that the 
package you buy in the store contains the "whole thing". 

See your local software dealer (or Microsoft) with questions.

good luck!

Fred