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Visual C++ 1.52? How about Visual C++ 4.0? I found both while spelunking in the den tonight trying to find my copy of Win2000 Professional. Apparently on one of my cleaning jags I pitched it, but I still have these two dinosaurs. I don't actually recall buying either - I think they came with books 'way back when, but they're full versions. I'm actually wondering if they might be useful for writing low-level stuff for hardware control since back then Windows didn't take over the hardware calls. I guess any apps written with them now would still fail because of the protection offerred by modern operating systems, but they might be useful for embedded apps. I'm frequently amazed by the crap I save, and have to wonder at my own sanity for doing so... :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Visual C++ 1.52? How about Visual C++ 4.0? I found both while spelunking in the den tonight trying to find my copy of Win2000 Professional. Apparently on one of my cleaning jags I pitched it, but I still have these two dinosaurs. I don't actually recall buying either - I think they came with books 'way back when, but they're full versions. I'm actually wondering if they might be useful for writing low-level stuff for hardware control since back then Windows didn't take over the hardware calls. I guess any apps written with them now would still fail because of the protection offerred by modern operating systems, but they might be useful for embedded apps. I'm frequently amazed by the crap I save, and have to wonder at my own sanity for doing so... :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Got them already...somewhere. :rolleyes: Believe it or not we actually picked up a set of VC 1.52 manuals (MFC Class Library Reference and all that) from FreeCycle the other week. They were advertised as "Visual C++ books", so it was a bit of a lucky dip. Beth collects old tech books, so she was happy...:rolleyes:
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Visual C++ 1.52? How about Visual C++ 4.0? I found both while spelunking in the den tonight trying to find my copy of Win2000 Professional. Apparently on one of my cleaning jags I pitched it, but I still have these two dinosaurs. I don't actually recall buying either - I think they came with books 'way back when, but they're full versions. I'm actually wondering if they might be useful for writing low-level stuff for hardware control since back then Windows didn't take over the hardware calls. I guess any apps written with them now would still fail because of the protection offerred by modern operating systems, but they might be useful for embedded apps. I'm frequently amazed by the crap I save, and have to wonder at my own sanity for doing so... :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
they might be useful for embedded apps.
I don't think so. Modern embedded system have their own development platform or IDE, moreover they often use some kind of customized C - C++ is rarely supported.
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Got them already...somewhere. :rolleyes: Believe it or not we actually picked up a set of VC 1.52 manuals (MFC Class Library Reference and all that) from FreeCycle the other week. They were advertised as "Visual C++ books", so it was a bit of a lucky dip. Beth collects old tech books, so she was happy...:rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
I forgot about those books. I've got the full set for VC++ 5.0 sitting on the shelf here. They're useless, of course, but I just can't part with books I paid over $200 to acquire unless someone else needs them. Somehow I don't think they're ever going to be valuable classics.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Visual C++ 1.52? How about Visual C++ 4.0? I found both while spelunking in the den tonight trying to find my copy of Win2000 Professional. Apparently on one of my cleaning jags I pitched it, but I still have these two dinosaurs. I don't actually recall buying either - I think they came with books 'way back when, but they're full versions. I'm actually wondering if they might be useful for writing low-level stuff for hardware control since back then Windows didn't take over the hardware calls. I guess any apps written with them now would still fail because of the protection offerred by modern operating systems, but they might be useful for embedded apps. I'm frequently amazed by the crap I save, and have to wonder at my own sanity for doing so... :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
I'd hang on to the 1.52 - sweet little compiler, and you never know when you'll run into a legacy 16 bit app that needs a tweak - moving to 32 bit is more involved than just converting a project - I would have thought with all them funny electrical gismoids you work with you'd have about 12 management consoles written in 16 bit(?). Mind, if you do want to part with it, I guess I could trade you my copy of DOS 4.0 Shell Programming... :sigh:
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Visual C++ 1.52? How about Visual C++ 4.0? I found both while spelunking in the den tonight trying to find my copy of Win2000 Professional. Apparently on one of my cleaning jags I pitched it, but I still have these two dinosaurs. I don't actually recall buying either - I think they came with books 'way back when, but they're full versions. I'm actually wondering if they might be useful for writing low-level stuff for hardware control since back then Windows didn't take over the hardware calls. I guess any apps written with them now would still fail because of the protection offerred by modern operating systems, but they might be useful for embedded apps. I'm frequently amazed by the crap I save, and have to wonder at my own sanity for doing so... :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I'd hang on to the 1.52 - sweet little compiler, and you never know when you'll run into a legacy 16 bit app that needs a tweak - moving to 32 bit is more involved than just converting a project - I would have thought with all them funny electrical gismoids you work with you'd have about 12 management consoles written in 16 bit(?). Mind, if you do want to part with it, I guess I could trade you my copy of DOS 4.0 Shell Programming... :sigh:
Tim Deveaux wrote:
you never know when you'll run into a legacy 16 bit app that needs a tweak
I do - *NEVER*. :)
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Visual C++ 1.52? How about Visual C++ 4.0? I found both while spelunking in the den tonight trying to find my copy of Win2000 Professional. Apparently on one of my cleaning jags I pitched it, but I still have these two dinosaurs. I don't actually recall buying either - I think they came with books 'way back when, but they're full versions. I'm actually wondering if they might be useful for writing low-level stuff for hardware control since back then Windows didn't take over the hardware calls. I guess any apps written with them now would still fail because of the protection offerred by modern operating systems, but they might be useful for embedded apps. I'm frequently amazed by the crap I save, and have to wonder at my own sanity for doing so... :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
I think they came with books 'way back when
Books? What are these things you speak of? Ok... I just looked up "books" on the Internet, and they're apparently some form of primitive data storage made out of dead trees, with some really draconian DRM attached to them. Believe it or not, only one person can use them at a time!
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I forgot about those books. I've got the full set for VC++ 5.0 sitting on the shelf here. They're useless, of course, but I just can't part with books I paid over $200 to acquire unless someone else needs them. Somehow I don't think they're ever going to be valuable classics.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
I know exactly what you mean. :rolleyes:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Roger Wright wrote:
I think they came with books 'way back when
Books? What are these things you speak of? Ok... I just looked up "books" on the Internet, and they're apparently some form of primitive data storage made out of dead trees, with some really draconian DRM attached to them. Believe it or not, only one person can use them at a time!
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