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    Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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      Well, at least he tried... And in case you're planning to help him: awww yisss, history goodness![^] :D

      My blog[^]

      public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
      {
      public void DoWork()
      {
      throw new NotSupportedException();
      }
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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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        OriginalGriff wrote:

        So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4

        From the Smithsonian?

        New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 There's a fine line between crazy and free spirited and it's usually a prescription. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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        • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

          Well, at least he tried... And in case you're planning to help him: awww yisss, history goodness![^] :D

          My blog[^]

          public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
          {
          public void DoWork()
          {
          throw new NotSupportedException();
          }
          }

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          I just Googled QuickC for DOS - I used to love that program - and found it on an abandonware site! :omg: I can't believe MS have given it away, but if they have...gawd but I'm tempted! Got any 5.25" floppies? And a floppy drive? :laugh:

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            I had to install a copy of VC 6 (or something like that) a couple years ago. On a then modern machine, the compiler was so screaming fast it seemed to compile the C++ code before I even it the build button. I think we've lost something, tools that now require horsepower, disk space and memory that would cripple a system 10+ years ago. Marc

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              I had to install a copy of VC 6 (or something like that) a couple years ago. On a then modern machine, the compiler was so screaming fast it seemed to compile the C++ code before I even it the build button. I think we've lost something, tools that now require horsepower, disk space and memory that would cripple a system 10+ years ago. Marc

              Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project!

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              We have lost a lot in "raw power" - but by heck we have gained a lot in development support! Intellisense alone is worth a huge amount of compiler slowdown, and then there is "on the fly" compilation allowing us to change code while debugging. I am happy losing compilation speed to gain those two things alone!

              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                I just Googled QuickC for DOS - I used to love that program - and found it on an abandonware site! :omg: I can't believe MS have given it away, but if they have...gawd but I'm tempted! Got any 5.25" floppies? And a floppy drive? :laugh:

                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                Virtual Floppy Drive...

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

                  Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                  Isn't that a 16-bit program? How could he get it to run on a modern OS?

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    I just Googled QuickC for DOS - I used to love that program - and found it on an abandonware site! :omg: I can't believe MS have given it away, but if they have...gawd but I'm tempted! Got any 5.25" floppies? And a floppy drive? :laugh:

                    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    I just Googled QuickC for DOS - I used to love that program - and found it on an abandonware site!

                    ... Aaaaaand, it Does work in DosBox!

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      I just Googled QuickC for DOS - I used to love that program - and found it on an abandonware site!

                      ... Aaaaaand, it Does work in DosBox!

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      Damn it! Now I've spent the whole morning trying to get it working! :laugh: It works, but for some reasons DosBox insists that the BIN folder is the C:\ root drive, so it can't find the "Includes" folder...grrrr....back to the fight...I'll beat this, I will... :laugh:

                      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                        I just Googled QuickC for DOS - I used to love that program - and found it on an abandonware site!

                        ... Aaaaaand, it Does work in DosBox!

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                        Yes! It works! "Hello World", The QuickC version lives! :laugh:

                        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                          I loved QuickC for DOS. I used it as my source editor for a long time, even though I was using Watcom C/386 and Microsoft C 7.0 for my tool chain. It was quick (pardon the pun), loading in under a second. It supported editing two files at once (unbelievable convenience), and I could even program the hot keys to whatever I liked.

                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                            I loved QuickC for DOS. I used it as my source editor for a long time, even though I was using Watcom C/386 and Microsoft C 7.0 for my tool chain. It was quick (pardon the pun), loading in under a second. It supported editing two files at once (unbelievable convenience), and I could even program the hot keys to whatever I liked.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            You want to try it in DosBox on a modern PC! Good grief but it's quick! :laugh:

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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

                              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                              Vikram A Punathambekar
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                              Sadly, Turbo C++ was what was used for C++ in the college I graduated from in 2004. I got in touch with a younger student there several years later (at least 3 or 4 years back from present) and they were still using that.

                              Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                                Sadly, Turbo C++ was what was used for C++ in the college I graduated from in 2004. I got in touch with a younger student there several years later (at least 3 or 4 years back from present) and they were still using that.

                                Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                                Given that Visual studio has (very cheap) student editions and (free) Express editions, that says a heck of a lot about the college and the likely quality of it's tutors... :sigh:

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                                  Given that Visual studio has (very cheap) student editions and (free) Express editions, that says a heck of a lot about the college and the likely quality of it's tutors... :sigh:

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                                  I would bet real money they're still using TC++. I'll be visiting my hometown in a week... might just pop over and find out for myself :-\ In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if most of the other colleges were using it too :|

                                  Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                                    I would bet real money they're still using TC++. I'll be visiting my hometown in a week... might just pop over and find out for myself :-\ In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if most of the other colleges were using it too :|

                                    Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                                    Scare 'em. Take a lappie with VS Express loaded and show teh students what they will really be working with... :laugh:

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                                    • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                                      Sadly, Turbo C++ was what was used for C++ in the college I graduated from in 2004. I got in touch with a younger student there several years later (at least 3 or 4 years back from present) and they were still using that.

                                      Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                                      Sadly in my country (in two of our "top" technical universities), Turbo C++ is still used. You just need to spend some time install BorlandC compiler and you are the man/woman. Web design is recommended to be used with tables and we can really impress the folks at AutoDesk, showing them how to run AutoCAD 2006 and SolidWorks 2008 simultaneously on a P3 machine with XP and 512 RAM in the best case scenario :)

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                                        Someone is trying to learn C in advance of his course which starts in the new year. Good idea, possibly. So...he has downloaded a copy of TurboC 4...and it's not working quite as he expects... That's what? 20 years old? :omg: I'm amazed it runs on a modern OS! :laugh: That has to be a record: unless you know someone who found a copy of QuickC for DOS and got it to install under Win7?

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                                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                                        install under Win7

                                        Install? Turbo BASIC is just install-by-copy -- and works under Win 7 32-bit. It doesn't work under 64-bit Win 7 or 8. :sigh:

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                                        • D Denis A Stoyanov

                                          Sadly in my country (in two of our "top" technical universities), Turbo C++ is still used. You just need to spend some time install BorlandC compiler and you are the man/woman. Web design is recommended to be used with tables and we can really impress the folks at AutoDesk, showing them how to run AutoCAD 2006 and SolidWorks 2008 simultaneously on a P3 machine with XP and 512 RAM in the best case scenario :)

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                                          Vikram A Punathambekar
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                                          Which country is this? Surely you can't be from the US like it says in your profile?

                                          Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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