-=> Quoting Charles Gaefke to Eric Rusk <=-

 ER> I was prefering a FreeWare compiler, but I have heard a lot of good things 
 ER> about Watcom.  BTW, how much does it cost?

 CG> Expensive.  $350 from them.  I paid $290 from a reseller.  I heard
 CG> there  is a substantial student discount, but I haven't been able to
 CG> confirm it. 
 CG> I'd recommend going for it.  In terms of usability, it can't be
 CG> beat. 
 CG> Advantages: 
 CG> Creates DOS 16-bit, DOS 32-bit, OS/2 16-bit, OS/2 32-bit, Windows

 CG> Full installation to HDD is 441 megs. :)

 CG> Disadvantages:
 CG> Fairly expensive (but you'll pay a lot for any good compiler)
 CG> Real slow compiler - it takes me 30-40 minutes to compile a 100k
 CG> source  file, with full optimization.  The executable is VERY fast, but
 CG> it takes a  long time to compile.

     2.  And no PM C++ Class Library for OS/2 ?

Phil Crown
pcrown{at}airmail.net
http://web2.airmail.net/pcrown/

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