🚀 go-pugleaf

So, a second look at BC++ 2.0 a few days after I got it.  I got it to
do windows programming.  Other attributes aren't useful to me now.

But first, the machine (Don't laugh)
ps/2 m25, 8mhz 8086, 20meg 35ms hd, in all fairness to everyone
involved, not the recommended system.

Sidney@borland.com recommended that I put REALMODE in all of my .DEF
files, but this is unsupported as of yet.  The default is PROTMODE and
I'm not running PROTMODE because of my hardware.

I compiled and ran the following supplied borland example windows
programs. 

FFIND.  A c program.  Compiled and ran with no problems.  It finds
files under windows.  Kind of neat.

HDUMP.  A c program.  Compiled ok, ran just fine except for the about
menu selection which crashed my machine.  It looks like LIST in the
Alt-h mode.

MSGWND/TSTAPP.  C programs.  Didn't work, don't remember why.

TODO.  C++ programs.  Didn't compile, ran out of memory but sure did
take a long time.  It finally ran out after about an hour.

DDL*.  C++ programs? (I've deleted them)  Compiled OK, but big red
switch time.  Unknown reason.

WHELLO  C++ program.  Compiled and ran perfectly.

So, so far pretty good.  In general things seem to work and with time
I could probably fix the above problems.  My copy didn't come with
either the help compiler or the Petzold book.  The help compiler is
supposed to be on its way.  Since I upgraded I get a 33% discount for
the Petzold book but I already bought it for $21 at a local discount
book store.  It lists for $30.

In general I'm impressed that with as small a system as I have it
still works with windows programming.  It really isn't as slow as you
would think either...

bruce
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