From:	jonklipp AT freenet DOT edmonton DOT ab DOT ca ()
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: PC Format djgpp release ..!!!.
Date:	25 Jan 1997 20:57:37 GMT
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Joe Yeomans (joe AT spuddy DOT mew DOT co DOT uk) wrote:
: I understand that PC Format (published by Future Publishing), released a
: version of djgpp on the cover CDROM in Issue 58.

I happened to be in England on holiday when that issue came out, so I have
it, lemme check what version is on it...

: Does anyone know what release version this is and whether it is a full
: release...

It has djgpp v2.0 on it.  Here is a list of the included packages:

BNU252B
GCC272B
GRX20
MAK373B
DJCRX200
DJDEV200
DJLSR200
DJTST200

There are newer versions out for a few of these, but I'm not sure which,
becasue I haven't downloaded 2.01 yet, so I'm not sure whats old :)

: Incidently,  I rate magazine CDROM's as an ideal way to distribute megabyte
: hungry programs such as djgpp.  High market spreadability (user awareness)
: and a perfect backup medium.  It certainly beats the hell out of
: downloading megs and megs of zips and then leaving them on 'yer hard drive
: with potential crash and data loss situations......!!

Actually, I'd say magazine CDs are usually crap.  EIther that or my cd
drive is REALLY fucked.  Just looking at the directories (not viewing
files) on this cd gave me a bunch of "Abort Retry Fail" messages.
Downloading isn't that bad either, it only took me a couple of hours  to
download djgpp 2.0 with my old 14.4, and now I have a 33.6k :)

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: ---  Joe Yeomans on Spud's Xanadu <joe AT spuddy DOT mew DOT co DOT uk  ---
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