Re: Re: Microsoft releases the MSVC commandline tools

In 1987 you could get Borland's Turbo C for about $90 Canadian -- it included a full IDE for C development, full screen editor (OK, with WordStar commands, whatever), compiler, linker and make utility. It was $90 Canadian, and on my Dad's XT it ran like lightning -- you didn't like Borland products maybe?

Alex / talexb / Toronto

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Re: Re: Re: Microsoft releases the MSVC commandline tools by hardburn (Abbot) on Apr 19, 2004 at 19:47 UTC
I was 5 years old in 1987 and I only started programming at 6 or 7 (and that on an Apple //c). For obvious reasons, I didn't have whatever amount of money Borland cost in the States, and my parents were too cheep to get it for me (along with the Power Wheels and Nintendo I wanted). To make up for it, I have GCC now, and have two orginal Nintendos and a real car. So I guess it all evens out in the end. ---- `: () { :\|:& };:` Note: All code is untested, unless otherwise stated	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Re: Microsoft releases the MSVC commandline tools
by hardburn (Abbot) on Apr 19, 2004 at 19:47 UTC

I was 5 years old in 1987 and I only started programming at 6 or 7 (and that on an Apple //c). For obvious reasons, I didn't have whatever amount of money Borland cost in the States, and my parents were too cheep to get it for me (along with the Power Wheels and Nintendo I wanted).

To make up for it, I have GCC now, and have two orginal Nintendos and a real car. So I guess it all evens out in the end.

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