Conrad.Bullock@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Conrad Bullock) (05/04/91)
In article <1626@msa3b.UUCP>, kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) writes: |> Alt Win Dev cost: |> DOS 3.3 $60 *s |> Windows 3.0 $80 *e << |> Borland C++ $95 *e << |> -------------------------------------- |> TOTAL (with ed prices) $235 edu Of course you need quite a bit more than just Borland C++ to develop Win 3 programs from scratch. Like the 3 MS Press Windows Programmers' guides, at US$20 each, or at least some Windows API reference of some sort. The MS books and the Petzold book are included with the SDK price that was quoted. The OS/2 SDK (also mentioned) comes with 4 OS/2 programmers' reference books and Petzold's(?) PM programming book. -- Conrad Bullock | Domain: conrad@comp.vuw.ac.nz Victoria University of Wellington, | or: conrad@cavebbs.gen.nz New Zealand. | Fidonet: 3:771/130 | BBS: The Cave BBS +64 4 643429
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (05/08/91)
In article <1991May04.011725.4020@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Conrad.Bullock@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Conrad Bullock) writes: > >In article <1626@msa3b.UUCP>, kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) writes: >|> Alt Win Dev cost: >|> DOS 3.3 $60 *s >|> Windows 3.0 $80 *e << >|> Borland C++ $95 *e << >|> -------------------------------------- >|> TOTAL (with ed prices) $235 edu > >Of course you need quite a bit more than just Borland C++ to develop Win 3 >programs from scratch. Like the 3 MS Press Windows Programmers' guides, >at US$20 each, or at least some Windows API reference of some sort. >The MS books and the Petzold book are included with the SDK price that was >quoted. The OS/2 SDK (also mentioned) comes with 4 OS/2 programmers' >reference books and Petzold's(?) PM programming book. You get a coupon for a FREE copy of the Petzold book with a retail purchase of BC++. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254