to_stdnet@stag.UUCP (11/06/88)
From: dal@syntel.UUCP (Dale Schumacher) [Fiacha of Glencar@hjuxa.UUCP (Fiacha of Glencar) writes...] > From article <643@stag.UUCP>, by to_stdnet@stag.UUCP: >> From: dal@syntel.UUCP (Dale Schumacher) >> >>> Why use Sobozon C when Mark Williams C is available is and such a fine >>> product at a great price?? You can buy MWC for as low as $125. >> >> Well, for one thing, Sozobon is FREE. Secondly, it comes with SOURCE CODE >> for EVERYTHING. > > OK So where can I get a copy? > The following is the "announcement" that came on the distribution disk. There are further comments at the end, and it's short, so please read it all (especially archive moderators!). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing The Sozobon C Compiler A new freeware C compiler has been developed by Sozobon, Limited and is being distributed through bulletin board systems, networks of various kinds, and by direct mail. The package was written by Johann Ruegg, Tony Andrews, and Joe Treat and includes the following features: * Full K&R compiler supporting: bit fields, structure assignment, structure parameters and return values, enumerations, and floating point. * Full source code available at no additional cost. * Compiler includes: front-end, optimizer, assembler, and linker. * Code generation averages 5% to 15% better than Alcyon. * Uses Dale Schumacher's dLibs runtime library (version 1.2) for runtime support. * Generates Alcyon-compatible object modules and libraries. * A complete package, including utilities like: cc, ar, size, nm, and an enhanced version of a PD make program. * Includes a utility that removes local symbols from Alcyon libraries, reducing their size by around 30%. The entire system is being distributed as freeware. If you receive this announcement, but are unable to find the compiler, you can order it from us directly by sending $10 (checks payable to Tony Andrews) to: Tony Andrews 5902E Gunbarrel Ave. Boulder, CO 80301 You'll receive one double-sided or two single-sided disks containing the compiler (source code and executables), documentation, and version 1.2 of dLibs (includes source). Be sure to specify single or double-sided disks and include your full return address. The $10 charge covers shipping and handling only. The product itself is free. You're encouraged to make copies for friends, upload it to bulletin boards, or put it in the disk library of your local user's group. Help us get the compiler distributed, so fewer people have to pay $10 for it, and we don't spend the rest of our lives copying floppies. Tony Andrews 10/22/88 Sozobon, Limited ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The package, which comes as three .ARC files (compiler binaries, compiler sources, and dLibs), has been posted to (at least) Compu$erve, GEnie and BIX. Tony has been having trouble getting news out from his site, so I'm posting this information. ARCHIVE MODERATORS: please send me uucp addresses that Tony and/or I could use to try to reach you. Include land-mail addresses also, since that may end up working better. So far, Tony hasn't heard back from any messages sent to various archive sites. The file sizes on the distibution disk are: 2027 ANNOUNCE 185522 DLIBS12.ARC 194571 SC_BIN.ARC 246884 SC_SRC.ARC 751 README 5 files (629755 bytes). As an aside, the release of Sozobon C also means that dLibs v1.2 has been released and is available either from me, or through Sozobon. I'm holding off on sending dLibs to the archivers since it will arrive as part of Sozobon's package. -- Dale Schumacher 399 Beacon Ave. (alias: Dalnefre') St. Paul, MN 55104 ...pwcs!stag!syntel!dal United States of America "It's not reality that's important, but how you perceive things."