Turbo C++ Release 2??

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From: Roy M. Silvernail
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 02:33

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I was through a software store today, and found Turbo C++ on sale.
There were 2 versions... the old, fat box and a smaller box labelled
"2nd Release" (might have been "2nd Edition" or such).  I asked the
sales guy what the difference was, and he wasn't sure, so he opened both
packages.

The documentation for the second release package is _much_ skimpier!
The introductory manual and library manual are missing, and the other 2
manuals are noticibly smaller than their first-release counterparts.
The package also says "includes FREE Turbo C" (emphasis theirs).  But it
appears that they're referring to the ANSI C compiler that's already in
TC++.

I know there are some documented bugs in the first release of TC++.
These 2 packages have me confused.  Is it the _same_ compiler in both
editions?  I would prefer to get the documentation from the first
edition, so can I get patches from Borland to fix the first compiler? Or
can I upgrade for free? (both packages are exactly the same price)

If you post, please Cc: me in e-mail.  This site has a very short expire
time.  Thanks!
--
Roy M. Silvernail --  roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu - OR-  cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu
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