joe@proto.com (Joe Huffman) (05/24/91)
mallsop@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Mark Allsop) writes: >I am involved in a large project programming a database program. Currently >we are using Microsoft C 5.1, but some people have suggested that Turbo would >be a better compiler to use. I really don't want to start a MSC vs. Turbo war >on this newsgroup, but I would be very interested to find out the advantages of >each compiler. I am thinking specifically of things like memory managment, ease >of use of extended memory, overlay support, sizes of executables, speed of >compiled programs, etc. I would like to suggest you also consider Zortech. They have the easiest method of using expanded memory (another pointer type). Expanded memory is easily accessed using one of the DOS extenders they support. The Virtual Code Managment memory model (VCM) makes overlays nearly transparent to the programmer it lets your program automagically adjust the memory allocated to code as your data space needs change. Sizes of the executables range from 'about the same' for small "Hello world" programs to much smaller for 'real' applications. Speed of compilation is about 4 x faster than MSC and about 1.2->2.0 x faster than Turbo for most 'real' programs. Etc... --- Zortech mailing list: send email to 'ztc-list-request@zortech.com' with: Add: your-user-name@your-machine-name In the body of the message. --- Send Zortech bug reports to 'zortech-bugs@zortech.com' Send requests for educational discounts to 'zortech-ed@zortech.com' --- Zortech is my major source of income. Statements about them or their competitors cannot be totally without bias. -- joe@proto.com