leigh@byuvax.bitnet (03/31/88)
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Note 401.0 TURBO-C for ATARI ST No replies
MUNICH::BOEHM "Irren ist mdnnlich" 51 lines 29-MAR-1988 16:46
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On the Hannover-Fair CeBit, Borland/Heimsoeth presented TURBO-C for
the Atari ST!
Heimsoeth is the german general (and exclusive) distributor of all
BORLAND Products (they supplied the german language manuals, and
provide the technical hotline for Turbo-languages).
With help from a not-named german software-company and Borland/USA
itself, Heimsoeth programmers developed TURBO-C for the ATARI-ST
which ist based on the IBM-PC Turbo-C Version 1.5.
The presented Beta-release (the final Version will be available in
May) suprised with compile- and link-times, that I only have seen on
a 10 MHZ IBM PC/AT ! It was faster then any other C-Compiler on the
Atari - even two times faster then Magamax-C!
This is a list of the most important features:
- full K&R implementation including ANSI-definition
- compiles 8000 lines/minute - one pass
- 1470 dhrystones/s
- manual in german language (well, it's an german product)
- enhanced LINT and MAKE integrated
- produces DR-compatible linkable object-files
- TOS-library for TOS-, BIOS- and XBIOS-calls
- GEM-library for AES- and VDI-functions
Heimsoeth states that the compiler compiles most PC Turbo-C sources
with no or minor modification (well of cource there is no
MSDOS-library in Atari Turbo-C). The programming-environment looks
nearly the same as on the IBM PC, with some enhancements due to the
GEM environment (i.e. multible source-windows etc..). Most
functions (Compile, Make, etc) are available with a single
keystroke. Even the Online-Help-Function of Turbo C 1.5 is
available on the Atari Version.
A commandline-version of the compiler ist included in the package
and for addidional charge they include an assembler and a symbolic
debbuger (You can include 68000 menmonics into the source). In
contrast to the PC-Version, there are no memory-models in the Atari
Version; code and data of your propgram is only limited by your
memory. Turbo-C Atari and its ANSI-runtime library are fully
written in 68000 assembler.
Ears up:
Borland states that the Atari ST Version of Turbo C will not be
distributed outside West-Germany! (In Germany the ST outsolds both
Amiga and MacIntosh together)
Hilmar@MUH.
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Any comments?weaver@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Weaver) (04/02/88)
In article <168leigh@byuvax.bitnet> leigh@byuvax.bitnet writes: >Note: This note was originally posted inside of DEC and is posted here >without permission. > >Note 401.0 TURBO-C for ATARI ST No replies >MUNICH::BOEHM "Irren ist mdnnlich" 51 lines 29-MAR-1988 16:46 >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^^^^^^^^^^^ >Any comments? Hmm... sounds a bit too good to be true, eh? And they date, just a bit too close to April 1, eh? 'Course as I send it from OSU here it IS April 1, so maybe I am just a bit too paranoid. Cheers, andy... -- Andrew Weaver weaver@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu OSU College of Business soon: weaver@osu-pisa.UUCP Remember: Oprah spelled backwards is Harpo. HONK! HONK! HONK!
federico@actisb.UUCP (Federico Heinz) (04/07/88)
In article <9495@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> weaver@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Andrew Weaver) writes: > Hmm... sounds a bit too good to be true, eh? And they date, just a >bit too close to April 1, eh? Well, the Hannover Faire just happens to be close to April 1 (maybe there's some hidden symbolism behind that). Anyhow, I was there, and I saw the program. It exists. I cannot tell you whether the claims are justified, only saw it compiling a program awfully fast. But then it was a demo. What happens if you forget a semicolon? Is the generated code reliable? I don't know. Who'll risk the money first? :-) -- Federico Heinz "In Dubio Pro Libido" BIX: fheinz | Beusselstr. 21 UUCP: ...!unido!tub!actisb!federico | 1000 Berlin 21 Tel: (030) 396 77 92 | F.R. Germany.
gsender@rmi.UUCP (Gerd Sender) (04/10/88)
I have seen it. It looks really interesting. The price will be DM 270,-, that is another argument for 'TURBO-C' I was told, if TURBO-C sells well in West Germany, they want also distribute it within the USA.... Gerd