libove@JEANLUC.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Jay Libove) (07/20/88)
I need Curses for the IBM PC (and especially compatibles). I would prefer sources, but might consider binaries only. Whatever it is, it must be compatible with Microsoft C version 5.xx. If anyone has information on either public domain or commercial curses packages (I have PC Curses now; it isn't acceptible because it locks up the machines on occasion; this has to be *perfect*) please PLEASE mail to me about it. Thanks so much -Jay Libove internet: libove@vi.ri.cmu.edu uucp: pitt!darth!libove!libove uucp: formtek!ditka!libove!libove phone: 412 621 9649
nett@gonzo.ETA.COM (Jerry Nettleton) (07/27/88)
There are four CURSES packages that I know about.
PCCURSES is public domain and source is included free.
CURSES04 is shareware. Cost is $20 for registration, additional $20
for source code.
CURSES by Aspen Scientific is a commercial product and costs $119.
Source available for $289.
CURSES by Lattice is a commercial product and costs $125 (with source
$250), but through PC-Brand (800-722-7263) it is only $99 (with source
$199).
I have used PCCURSES and CURSES04. I prefer CURSES04 since it has a faster
screen update and supports a BIOS video option. It also has many of the
curses functions as macros as in the UNIX versions. That makes for a smaller
library of functions that has to be maintained.
A review of CURSES by Aspen and Lattice appeared in "Computer Language"
magazine in June 1987.
------ Summary of CURSES Packages ------
PCCURSES v.1.0 Release Notes - 870824
Bjorn Larsson (...seismo!mcvax!enea!infovax!bl)
INFOVOX AB
Box 2503
S-171 02 Solna
SWEDEN
CURSES04 Version 0.4 (3/87)
Jeff Dean ({parcvax,hplabs}!cdp!jeff)
710 Chimalus (jeff@ads.arpa)
Palo Alto, CA 94306
CURSES
Aspen Scientific
P.O. Box 72
Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80034-0072
303-423-8088
CURSES
Lattice, Inc.
2500 S. Highland Avenue
Lombard, IL 60148
800-533-3577
Illinois: 312-916-1600
Jerry Nettleton email: nett@gonzo.eta.com
Software Engineer at&t: 612-642-8797
ETA Systems, Inc. usps: 1450 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108