downey (04/15/83)
Regarding the recent query about C under VMS, we have had some experience with two compilers. The first is C from DEC itself. It is expensive ($7500) but very good. It generates excellent code and the library supports all of the unix calls in chapters 2 and 3, near as I can tell. It is intended for unix types - there is one little book, 5x8", 500 pages, that contains all you need to know about vms as well as C to use the package. Beats having to read the 6ft of vms manuals first. The second VMS C we have used is from Whitesmiths, Ltd. It is not as good a compiler, though the code is usually correct. It is much less expensive ($850?), but they have their own version of stdio. They also have compilers for RSX, RT11, and a pretty good assortment of cross-compilers for various micros. I have sort of lost touch with them as we have not used their stuff for a year or so but it was quite usable. Whitesmiths, Ltd. Parkway Towers,'B', 485 US Route 1 So. Iselin, NJ 08830 (201) 750-9000 elwood downey, kitt peak national observatory, 950 n. cherry ave, tucson, az (602) 325-9221 {{{ucbvax|utah-cs|purdue|mcnc}!arizona}|unc|hao}!kpno!downey