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to: david nugent
from: Clem Clarke
date: 1994-02-14 12:51:36
subject: Re: Borland C++ 4.0 (fanfare)

-=> Quoting david nugent to Peter Iannetta <=-



 > MS>In another message it was written that Borland said only 25% of their

 > MS>customers used the DOS IDE. Can anyone clarify this?



 > I would say confidently that 25% is a bullshit figure. Unless

 > you have a 486 with at least 6MB RAM, you will be a DOS IDE

 > user, and if PC Mag survey figures are correct, only 30% of

 > PC's worldwide are of this configuration.



I have more, but I *like* the DOS IDE.	They didn't ask me.



 dn> Even if it isn't a "bullshit figure", it is certainly a
significantly

 dn> large number of people to justify the ide as a project in itself.

 dn> Hell, I'd just *love* to have 25% of Borland's C/C++ customer base as

 dn> mine. :-)



Me too.



Did you say (in another Echo) that 4.0 won't run under OS/2?

If so, that absolutely confirms it.  I won't be getting 4.0.



Cheers, Clem

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