greg@cvl.umd.edu (Greg Koolbeck) (05/05/87)
Thanks to Fred Sullivan for posting the ACE C package! I've been hoping
to get hold of a decent language utility for my 8-bit ever since I got it,
but being a poor student, I couldn't afford the Kyan Pascal system, and
there just didn't appear to be any C packages at all out for the 8-bit
machines. Lightspeed sounds like a good implementation for development, but
I'm not sure I want to buy an incomplete C compiler; one can get very used to
conveniences like structures and multidimensional arrays.:) Maybe if enough
of us tell Clearsoft that we want a full implementation, they will get one
out. I was thinking I would have to learn about compiler design, and write one
myself, but I really don't have the time.
Now for my queries: I can't get the 'pmdemo' program to run at all; it com-
piles, but all my attempts to link it and the graphics library (graphics.c)
end with a spectacular bomb, lots of mixed graphics modes and a console lockup.
Anybody get this working? Also, I was wondering if there is a way to prevent
the compiled programs from blanking the screen upon exit. I appreciate any and
all help.
Greg Koolbeck
Computer Vision Laboratory (cvl)
UMCP, College Park