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Richard E. Covert wrote:
>P.P.S. someone mentioned the great docs for the Prospero C compiler but said
>that the GEM AES/VDI was mainly from the DRI IBM version. Does anyone own the
>Prospero?
  Well, I read the Prospero newsletters whenever we get them here, and they
claim all the GEM docs were written from hands-on use.  That is, they ignored
the DRI docs.

>P.P.P.S. How about the Lattice C compiler version 5?? I have been trying to
>order it from my local (Phoenix AZ USA) ST store, but no one distributes it
>in the USA yet. Could someone from the UK tell me of a reputable mail order
>company who could ship overseas?? I would really like to get the new version
>of Lattice C from HiSoft. How good are the docs to it??
  It's not shipping yet, and is still in beta test.  Some figures from a
commercial company suggested about a 30% speed improvement, and about 20% code
size improvement.  Your milage may vary (I've always wanted to say that!)

    Chris

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