-=> On 11 Apr 96  16:18:58 John Bourne articulated to All <=-

        Hi John,

 JB> I am *very* new to C and I need a compiler (obviously) ..
 JB> I am wondering what is the best compiler for a beginner like me and
 JB> how much is it gonna cost me ..

        I can't tell you which is the best, or how much it will cost, but
if you care to use the tagger to search for PCC (because I can't remember
the full name of the archive) you will find a shareware compiler I uploaded
a little while back.  PCC is quite old and non-standard but it will allow
you to try out C without having to fork out any money.  If you like the
language you can always get a commercial compiler later, if you want.  If
you do try PCC and have any problems I just might be able to help, as I've
been using it for a couple of years now.

                John

... C, C program run, C program crash, C programmer cry!
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