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daled@cadence.com (Dale DePriest) writes:
> ...... 
> The discussion mentions Borland C++.  You may not know that this is
> also known as Turbo C/C++.  The Turbo version is adequate to learn on
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> and is quite a bit cheaper.  The full Borland version provides a full
> environment for professional programmers.  The Turbo C can often be
> had inexpensively in the used market, going rate about $25, by people
> that are moving to C++.  Version 2 is excellent and supports all that
> you need to get going.
> ......

	Sorry, I can not but complain here about the poor documents 
Turbo C++ for DOS provides since the product seems to be overly
valued. I bought Turbo C++ for DOS 3.0 by an educational discount.
The retailer told me the package is exactly the same as that 
without discount. Yes, it is *quite a bit cheaper*, but I am rather
disappointed at finding out that there is only one user's manual 
in it. They try to include everything in that book, including 
several hundred pages of C/C++ language tutorial which, though
well written, occupie much space. And the most important infor-
mation I need such as the IDE, which is appreciated by everybody,
is only provided with very few descriptions. It is usually referring
the reader to on-line help, but on-line help can only serve well as a 
reminiscent reference. As a new Turbo C++ user, I need step by step
tutorial on all the menu items. I did try to get help from on-line
help, but its sections always assume the knowledge of each other
circularly. I am always stuck in it.  

  Some days ago, I borrowed Borland C++ 2.0 from a teacher, and was 
impressed by the many manuals packed with it. From the manuals, I 
learned some very basic technique of using IDE. Yes, money speaks
loudest. But isn't it a compiler vendor's obligation to instruct
its customers to use its product, especially use its specific 
features, in an understandable way?

  I learn C++ by reading Lippman's and Stroustrup's books with
pleasure, while I learn Turbo C++ with frustration.

                                               KhoGuan PhuaN
                                        kgphuann@uz.nthu.edu.tw