Hi Mike,

 WS> So is this EMS c or C++?

 MR> EMX supports both.  C is what's termed a procedural language,
 MR> and C++ is what's termed an object-oriented language.  ++ is
 MR> the increment operator (var=var+1) in C, and as the name
 MR> indicates, C++ is based on C, so it's backwards compatible
 MR> with it (with a few arcane exceptions).

OK thanks... I wasn't sure on this as some people mentioned C but I was
really looking for C++ so this helps...

 WS> I've downloaded all the files from the OS/2 Super Site on the
 WS> internet... Now all I have to do is work it all out:) But I would
 MR> like
 WS> to get something like Watcomm as it would have manuals and all
 MR> that
 WS> kinda stuff...
 WS> If not does Watcom 10.x or 11.x series compile OS/2 executables?

 MR> They'll probably fix bugs for a while, but the product itself
 MR> is not receiving updates.  The new owner of the company,
 MR> Sybase (who bought it from Powersoft, who had shortly before
 MR> acquired Watcom), is not releasing an OS/2 version of their
 MR> new Watcom-based compilers.

OK so the Watcom C++ will do nicely though as OS/2 doesn't seem to be
getting upgraded either...

 WS> Thanks for all your other points/tips It's muchly appreciated...

 MR> Unless you're planning on writing device drivers, you won't
 MR> need to worry about 16-bit code.  Even then, there are ways to
 MR> avoid using it.

Well I'm not planning on much really at the moment:) But when/if I get the
hang of any of this I'll get into what I'm after which is BBS Utils/Doors
and the like...

Lata,
     Wayne
Internet: wsteele{at}ihug.com.au & homepages.ihug.com.au/~wsteele

... Not tonight, dear.  I have a modem.
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