perry@well.UUCP (Perry S. Kivolowitz) (01/13/86)
I have recently received Manx C from their office in New Jersey. The only remotely negative comment is that existing code will probably need conversion attention due to the fact that Manx does 16 bit ``int'' handling. This means you have to be careful when making calls to the kernel since the kernel expects 32 bit ints. Everything else I can say would definately be positive. Compilation speed is refreshingly quick. Other articles have commented on the speed increase to be had (double) over lattice. I ramped up on my manx learning curve by converting dadc.c, a program I recently posted to this news group. With lattice the executable was just shy of 22 thousand bytes. With manx, just a hair over 9 thousand. Dadc is not the kind of program one would cite performance measurements for so I can't give a comparison on that score although, the same performance improvement found by others would likely be the case here. On every score - the manx product is superior. They will have a ``commercial'' license available which entitles the bearer to a bunch of development goodies and support. If you are seriously developing software for commercial or other heavy duty application, this is what I'd suggest you purchase. When it is available (I don't know when) they'll see a check from me. -------- BTW: If you remember my review of maxidesk you know I don't mind calling crap, crap. On the balance, Manx gives me an opportunity to say nothing but good things because it is a quality product. ------- Of course, this is an unsolicited personal opinion. I am not associated with the referenced companies in any manner. Perry S. Kivolowitz ihnp4!ptsfa!well!perry --------- ``What do you know about surfing, Major? You're from God Damned New Jersey!'' - Lt Col. Kilgore