From: "Damian Yerrick" <web DOT poison AT pineight DOT 8m DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Why not DJGPP?
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 18:42:32 -0500
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Alain Magloire <alainm AT news DOT mcgill DOT ca> wrote in message
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> Weiqi Gao (weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com) wrote:
> : Nicolas Blais wrote:
> : >
> : > DJGPP is AWESOME, but why is it that my school pays for WATCOMM C++,
> : > is it better?
>
> : They probably don't know.  Tell them and save.
>
> There is simple argument to convice them, Watcomm is dead as a product.
> 10.6/11.0 is the final and 11.0 will never see the light of day on some
> platforms.
> If they want a C++ Compiler that will follow the new ISO/C std, it's
> time to move on.

Read more DJGPP vs. Watcom in
"Read Me Third: The Short DJGPP FAQ List" at
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/minifaq.txt