Bob Stout wrote in a message to All:

 BS> From: rbs{at}snippets.org
 BS> To: c_echo{at}yahoogroups.com

 BS> I use and prefer Digital Mars (DMC) or MingW32. Both are Win32
 BS> app's, though.  OTOH, DMC configured without Windows or C++ support
 BS> is quite small.

 BS> I am, however, surprised that no one mentioned the most obvious
 BS> answer: Mix Power C
 BS> http://www.mixsoftware.com/product/powerc.htm>, $20 direct from
 BS> Mix, or $50 with the library source and debugger. It's a DOS
 BS> compiler which can be run in a DOS Window and fits on a single 3.5"
 BS> floppy. Although it hasn't been updated in years, it's a solid
 BS> product with at least some vestige of support.

I've got it here...  :-)

And,  while I've gotten a hold of,  and tried out,  copies of the other
major contenders (MSC and TurboC,  can't recall what versions offhand) I
saw no particular reason to change,  either.

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