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Re: Programming Windows 3 applications

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From: Brian K. W. Hook
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 1991 23:38
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In article <1991Jan30.145916.15189@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au> zen@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (Zen) writes:
>I would like to begin programming applications for Windows 3, but have no idea
>on where to start.
>
>Are there any toolkits/libraries for aiding Windows 3.0 programming? Preferably
>for Turbo Pascal 5.5 of Turbo C 2.0
>

Well, first off, I CAN tell you that you will need at least MSC 5.1 or
Zortech C++ 2.x....that alone will be over 250 dollars.  Then you will
need the Windows SDK, another 300 dollars.  Next, you will want a 
good Windows debugger, such as, hmmm, Multiscope.  About 250 dollars.
Then you will NEED a monochrome monitor for watching source as 
output is directed to color.  Another 150 dollars (including card).

After THAT, you will want to pick up about 3 or 4 books on programming
Windows 3.0, each at about 24.95-39.95.  Figure 100 bucks total.

After that, if you want a toolkit, most that I know of are either for
C++ (C++ Views) or are their own program language (Actor).  Neither is 
cheap.

Windows programming is NOT easy.

Finally, I would recommend that you post on the windows group, which
I can't remember.  Something like comp.os.windows.msdos.programmer
or some such nonsense.  Comp.os.msdos.windows.programmer maybe..who
knows.

Hope this helped,

Brian
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