🚀 go-pugleaf

Many thanks to all those who replied to my request for recommendations for
a C compiler for my son on his A3000.

He has written this summary.  Having weighed up his desires against my
budget, he's come to a possibly surprising conclusion.

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Beebug C
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Good-
    Cheap
    Runs on small machines
    Good for learning C / dabbling

Bad-
    Bug-Ridden
    Not completely ANSI
    Not Supported any longer?
    Risc User concentrates on Desktop C


Acorn C
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Good-
    Nice Debugger
    DDE
    Compiles ANSI or PCC style C
    'Free' DDE Pascal
    Full-time development team
    Well used
    For serious use - academic / money-earning
    Risc User concentrates on Desktop C

Bad-
    Expensive
    Needs 2mb+ memory / hard disk


Overall
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Don't buy Beebug C
Get a Hard Disk - 40Mb+
Get the Programmers Reference Manuals


Conclusion
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We are now buying the HCCS Vision Digitiser and a 20Mb IDE HD [assuming
Watford Electronics ever answer their phone - TJH].

I intend to buy Acorn C in a couple of years when I want to write 'serious'
desktop apps.

--
Magnus Huckvale

-- 
Tim H
"You've got to spread joy up to the maximum, bring gloom down to the
minimum.  Have faith, or pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene."
Bing Crosby (and The Andrews Sisters).