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Article #1813Re: Borland C++ vs Turbo C++
From: fred j mccall 575-3539
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:46
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:46
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In <exuptr.499.716165169@exu.ericsson.se> exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (exuptr@exu.ericsson.se) writes: >In article <1992Sep10.182949.18662@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes: >>In <1992Sep10.150327.12901@cbfsb.cb.att.com> mbb@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (martin.brilliant) writes: >>>I'm confused. Maybe that only applies to the current release. I bought >>>a used copy of Turbo C++ 1.0 which includes debugger, profiles, and >>>assembler, and I think it has optimization in the compiler. I know >>>it's "Turbo," not "Borland," because I have to change "bcc" to "tcc" >>>in makefiles. >>Yes, you are confused. Note the use of the phrase "stand-alone" >>above. He's not talking about debugging from inside the IDE. Also, >>Turbo C++ does indeed have SOME optimization -- BCC++ has a lot more. >Ok, ok... >Turbo C++ *Professional* ALSO has stand-alone debuggers and profilers and >assemblers. But Turbo C++ only compiles for DOS. Now, there is a Turbo C++ >for Windows, which is pretty new. It does not make DOS programs. Right. Turbo C++ Professional is what was replaced by Borland C++ when they rolled to V2.o (TCP 1.0 was the last one -- it then became Borland C++, and they don't sell Professional anymore). -- "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred.McCall@dseg.ti.com - I don't speak for others and they don't speak for me.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!csc.ti.com!tilde.csc.ti.com!mksol!mccall From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) Subject: Re: Borland C++ vs Turbo C++ Message-ID: <1992Sep14.214621.23258@mksol.dseg.ti.com> Organization: Texas Instruments Inc References: <1992Sep8.170415.24800@bluemtn.COM> <1992Sep10.150327.12901@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1992Sep10.182949.18662@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <exuptr.499.716165169@exu.ericsson.se> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:46:21 GMT Lines: 29