TH>Sure, come on in. We're friendly, damnit! [grin]
RK>hehhehee 
TH>Not for you, nor any newbie. It is for DOS, though I have no
TH>problems running any of my progs under W95. 3.0 supports all C++
RK>... runs fine under win95 here =)
TH>The manual is well written, the IDE (while not the greatest) is
TH>colorful and flexible.
RK>I hope the "colorful" is an overstatement - bluh! 
Well, you can customize the colors on the IDE to anything you want. I
like a black background, and I use different colors for reserved
words, constants, etc. It's nice, but I wish the keys could be
reassigned, and I wish it supported macros. (the IDE)
TH>IMHO, I think it is better for you than the windows based versions,
TH>since the extra overhead of Windows can be distracting.
RK>on my computer, overhead includes anything like, disk access ...
RK>spinning a cd-rom ... booting .... it screams slow.
Also, you will no doubt experience system lock up when your
developing program doesn't do what you expected. Just booting to DOS
is so much faster.
TH>However, if you are getting your feet wet with C++, your
TH>garage sale deal is a good one in my opinion.
RK>Cool ... still trying to comprehend pointers ... from the nasty,
RK>boring book, but hey, at least I know now that it's not impossible.
RK>Thanks,
Sure. Have fun. Start is little projects. Don't ignore the chapter
inhow to write programs. It has some headache saving tips.
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