sandersr@ecn-pc.UUCP (07/16/86)
[ nibbles and bits ...] In Reply to: wucs!ed (Ed Macke) About: need recommendation for C interpreter Article 7514 of net.micro.pc: > > Hello out there in netland! > I've been convinced against my better judgment to teach a beginners' > course in C, and I need recommendations on a good C interpreter for > the IBM PC. We'll be using machines with 256K of memory, 2 floppy > drives, and color boards attached to monochrome monitors. > > I'd like to get something that's as K&R compatible as possible. > In particular, it should handle preprocessor commands, and have > a fairly complete library capability (getc,putc,printf,scanf, > fopen, etc.) > > Ed Macke > Computer Systems Lab > Washington University > St. Louis, MO 63110 Ed, Computer Innovations makes an excellant C interpreter that runs on an IBM PC or capatiable; called "Introducing C". It was designed specifically for teaching C. The people here (Purdue) have even asked them for a UNIX port of the program to be run around here. You can give them a call at 800-922-0169 and ask for a flyer of theirs about it. The highlights follow: Introducing C: Learn to Program in C The C Language Interpreter and Training System Learn to program in C for only $95 - Complete! We've studied how people learn to program. Making a system able to help one learn a language as and powerful as C was a challenge. [...] Introducing-C includes an interactive impletementation of the C programming language that has been specifically designed to help you learn to program in C. * Develope programs faster * A thorough training manual * A powerful C language interpreter -- with exetensive error and diagnostics and trace facilities. * A Complete C Function Library * A full screen editor * Color graphics * Demonstration programs Specifications: Interpreter needs 192K IBM PC or compatible, running DOS 2.0 or later with at least on 5 1/4 floppy disk drive. C Language compatibility: ... observes the standards of the C programming community. [ Note: Howard Dees, the founder of the company, and executive in charge of development is on the ANSI standards commitee that is deciding what the new ANSI standard C will be like. Their C86 compiler for the PC works beautifully on my system, and supports enum, 3 memory models, and includes a full IEEE floating point library. ] Address: Computer Innovations 980 Shrewsbury Ave. Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 ph. 201-542-5920 800-922-0169 (sales and info only) [ Note: The $95 price was as of Dec. 1985. It probably has changed since then. ] [ Disclaimer: I am only a satisfied customer, not in any affiliated with CII ] -- Continuing Engineering Education Telecommunications Purdue University ...!ihnp4!pur-ee!pc-ecn!sandersr Let's make like a BSD process, and go FORK-OFF !! -- bob (and "make" a few children while we're at it ...)
druid@inuxn.UUCP (07/18/86)
I'll add my wholehearted recommendation for Introducing C, also. It's an excellent implementation of C in interpreter form. Larry Marcus AT&T-CP-INH [add witty generic disclaimer here]
carpenter@nbs-vms.arpa (07/21/86)
While a number of recent messages with this heading have recommended "Introducing C", the article in the July PC Magazine on C interpreters pointed out a number of serious drawbacks. I commend it to you.... I have no firsthand knowledge of any of the products mentioned. Bob Carpenter ------