Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hpl-opus!hpnmdla!hpsad!jsv From: jsv@hpsad.HP.COM (Jeff Vetter) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Lattice surpasses Microsoft ?????????? Message-ID: <1820005@hpsad.HP.COM> Date: 27 Sep 89 15:37:42 GMT Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA Lines: 25 I recently viewed an ad for Lattice C v6.0. They made some impressive claims and after checking into the prices, at a substantially cheaper price than Microsoft C v5.1. The ad was in Dr. Dobb's Journal. They report that Lattice C v6.0 has better perfomance, better compatibility, and almost twice the library support of either Microsoft or Borland. Also, they have added language extentions such as: critical and private. Included in the development kit is: the compiler, an assembler, numerous libraries (eg. communications, graphics, etc.), a make utility, an editor, a debugger, a librarian, etc. All sell for a retail price of $250. If you go to a third-party vendor, $200-$215. Has anyone used this new compiler? I have never used anything but Microsoft, so would someone fill me in on the Lattice story. Thanks. Jeffrey Vetter Signal Analysis Division Rohnert Park, CA jsv@hpsad