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Date:	Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:07:00 +0200
From:	Giacomo Degli Esposti <pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: WATCOM vs. DJGPP
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Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> 
> Tony <mail_box AT iobox DOT fi> wrote in message
> news:8m4077$bhi$2 AT news DOT clinet DOT fi...
> > Is Watcom faster than DJGPP?
> > Should i buy Watcom or download DJGPP.
> > Watcom is kinda expensive and DJGPP can only compile to DOS.
> >
> > Suggest something..
> 
> I heard Watcom's supporting company is out of business...?

This is true. Sybase/Powersoft published Optima++ which was based
on Watcom 11.0 c++ compiler. The have stopped supporting it
officially for a couple of years. 

This means that it could be difficult to find a place where
you can buy it and, most important, it will not be upgraded
to recent c++ features.
 
> Anyway, get DJGPP - you will NOT find better end-user support anywhere...

I agree!

ciao
  Giacomo
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Giacomo Degli Esposti - pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it

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