386 DOS extenders and C compilers

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From: David Freidlander
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 1991 16:24

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We're doing image processing applications with huge arrays (megabytes
of data) and are getting ready to buy a 386 compiler with DOS
extender.  We had a very bad experience with Zortech's 386 C++
combined with Phar Lap -- basically all the C code we had that works
(with minor alterations) under Microsoft, Turbo and Unix broke when we
tried to compile and run under Zortech.  We returned the product, but
are still in the soup, since we NEED the capabilities of the 386 in
protected mode. 

We're wondering what experiences people might have had with Metaware
or Watcom, for instance, and with the DOS extenders that run with
them.  In particular, we would like to know what to look out for, and
whether people have had experiences with porting/compatibility.

Thanks in advance.

David Friedlander
Center for Telecommunications Research
Columbia University.

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From: david@ctr.columbia.edu (David Freidlander)
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Subject: 386 DOS extenders and C compilers
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Date: 5 Feb 91 16:24:14 GMT
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