[net.micro.mac] Need Mac C Compiler Advice

mas@tyxpdp.UUCP (Mark Steinbacher) (09/24/85)

	I am presently developing a product (a menu-driven data-
base package, no graphics as of yet) for the Mac, but I desire
the program to be transportable at the source level to, say,
an IBM-PC, therefore I need a relatively strict C Compiler,
but also need as much efficiency as I can get.  Any suggestions?

	I'm curious about pricing.  The MegaMax C I can get for
about $180 mail-order, while Consulair C would run about $250.
Is Consulair really worth another $70, or is it simply providing
me with capabilities and looseness that will kill me when I try
to port to a new system?  In other words, $180 is a lot more
attractive than $250 if it won't make much difference in compile
time and efficiency of the produced object code.

	Other Compilers I've been considering: Hippo C Level II,
Aztec C.  Any others I should consider?

			Thanks for the help,
				Mark A. Steinbacher
				TYX Corporation Reston, Va.
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