darrells@cpqhou.uucp (Darrell Starnes) (01/30/91)
in article <Jan.27.20.20.33.1991.8753@pilot.njin.net>, gould@pilot.njin.net (Brian Jay Gould) says: > > I called Microsoft three times and have been told that it is nearly > impossible for anyone at Microsoft to find out what I get with > the developers' kit that doesn't come with the user stuff. Basically, here is what you get. Now realize that this is not a complete list and some errors may be present and Microsoft could change the contents at any time. Now that the disclaimer is given here it goes: - DMAKE, distributed make program written by one of the Lan Manager developers at Microsoft. It is a very solid program that uses Named Pipe and File I/O to build pieces of a make on servers throughout the network in parallel - A distributed mandalbrot (sp?) program, haven't run this - A TALK program like that found in BSD but uses Named Pipe IPCs - Most if not all program snippetts found in Ralph Ryan's Lan Manager API book - Ralph Ryan's Lan Manager API book - Microsoft Press Programmers API book - *.h files and *.lib files that may or may not come with the user version - quickhelp files for Microsoft PWB I believe are included as well All of this sounds like more that what is on the BBS. Buy the kit and you can also get some support from Microsoft but I don't know how much you get for free. Darrell Starnes Systems Engineer Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, TX P.S. All of this is simply my own opinion.
gould@pilot.njin.net (Brian Jay Gould) (02/01/91)
> - *.h files and *.lib files that may or may not come with the user version > > All of this sounds like more that what is on the BBS. Buy the kit and > you can also get some support from Microsoft but I don't know how much > you get for free. > Here is my point exactly. No one knows if the .h and .lib files come with the user version, and no one knows how much support you get. It pretty much appears that you get two books and some examples for the extra $500. And still, no one from Microsoft can add anything! -- -- Any disclaimers made for me, by me, or about me - may or may not accurately reflect my failure to be reflecting the opinions of myself or anyone else. ************************************************* * Brian Jay Gould - Professional Brain-stormer * *************************************************