Several years ago I bought a Symantec C++ 6.0 compiler to learn programming. And now I am a happy owner of a Digital Mars CD (also to learn how to program, i'm a slow learner <g>).

So my question is is there anything useful from the Ancient compiler, I might want to save, or should I just chuck it?

Thanks,
Chris

I guess that really depends on what you want to do with the compiler. I have not used any ancient compiler (well, that ancient) for years...

Jan



Chris Washburn wrote:

> Several years ago I bought a Symantec C++ 6.0 compiler to learn programming. And now I am a happy owner of a Digital Mars CD (also to learn how to program, i'm a slow learner <g>).
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> So my question is is there anything useful from the Ancient compiler, I might want to save, or should I just chuck it?
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> Thanks,
> Chris

I have all kinds of ideas<g>. Seriously though, I am wanting to develop/experiment with all types of programming, IE: win32 console, MFC gui, dos real mode and extended. OS/2 (if it  is still possible) and mixed mode c + assembly language.

I am working on getting a computer science degree via distance learning and will do lots of experimenting.

Thanks Chris

In article <3CD0C3F0.C6675AF8@smartsoft.cc>, Jan Knepper says...
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>I guess that really depends on what you want to do with the compiler. I have not used any ancient compiler (well, that ancient) for years...
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>Jan
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>Chris Washburn wrote:
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>> Several years ago I bought a Symantec C++ 6.0 compiler to learn programming. And now I am a happy owner of a Digital Mars CD (also to learn how to program, i'm a slow learner <g>).
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>> So my question is is there anything useful from the Ancient compiler, I might want to save, or should I just chuck it?
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>> Thanks,
>> Chris
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"Chris Washburn" <Chris_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:aaqfi4$lh0$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Several years ago I bought a Symantec C++ 6.0 compiler to learn
programming. And
> now I am a happy owner of a Digital Mars CD (also to learn how to program,
i'm a
> slow learner <g>).
> So my question is is there anything useful from the Ancient compiler, I
might
> want to save, or should I just chuck it?

Symantec C++ 6.0 sometimes will bring a good price on Ebay.

In article <aarfpa$mvj$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
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>> So my question is is there anything useful from the Ancient compiler, I
>might
>> want to save, or should I just chuck it?
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>Symantec C++ 6.0 sometimes will bring a good price on Ebay.
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Well I guess that answers my question then <g>. There doesn't seem to be anything I can't do with the DM compiler, except work in a DOS environment.

With that said I'm glad to see the compiler being developed again, and I'm glad that it's lots cheaper to buy this time.

Thank you Walter,
Chris

"Chris Washburn" <Chris_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:aarg68$o48$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> With that said I'm glad to see the compiler being developed again, and I'm
glad
> that it's lots cheaper to buy this time.
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> Thank you Walter,
> Chris

You're welcome!

Surprisingly the ProtoGen RAD tools in SC++ 6.0 does contain interesting stuff. Some of the code generated are actually quite intelligent. I did "pinched" some of the routes generated because they were both 16-bit and 32-bit compatible. Sort of hard to write it yourself from scratch.

Walter <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:aarfpa$mvj$1@digitaldaemon.com...
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> "Chris Washburn" <Chris_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:aaqfi4$lh0$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > Several years ago I bought a Symantec C++ 6.0 compiler to learn
> programming. And
> > now I am a happy owner of a Digital Mars CD (also to learn how to
program,
> i'm a
> > slow learner <g>).
> > So my question is is there anything useful from the Ancient compiler, I
> might
> > want to save, or should I just chuck it?
>
> Symantec C++ 6.0 sometimes will bring a good price on Ebay.
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>

Well, perhaps I will keep it around for experimenting then.

Thanks for the info, Karl!
Chris


In article <ab57ok$1154$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Karl says...
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>Surprisingly the ProtoGen RAD tools in SC++ 6.0 does contain interesting stuff. Some of the code generated are actually quite intelligent. I did "pinched" some of the routes generated because they were both 16-bit and 32-bit compatible. Sort of hard to write it yourself from scratch.
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