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pi-ra-mid wrote:
> Hi,,,
> I want to learn C programming, does anyone know of a good free
> compiler? I will be starting from scratch, although I do know a little
> LISP so have a general knowledge of how programming works.
> Thanks for any assist

Not to bash DJGPP, but Pelles C is pretty good. You get an IDE, and it's 
all ready to run out of the box.
http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/

There's a whole list of free compilers (not just C), over at thefreecountry:
http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/cpp.shtml