Need a new compiler

Bladactania · 07-08-2009, 10:21 PM

Hello all,
I've writing software to run on an SBC running DOS 6.2. I've been using Borland Turbo C 3.0 compiler. I've just got a new laptop with Vista, and the Borland compiler will not run on it. So I'm looking for a new compiler to use. Any suggestions?

**Salem** · 07-08-2009, 10:29 PM

So which machine are you going to run the code on?

BEN10 · 07-08-2009, 10:33 PM

This thread might help.

**Salem** · 07-08-2009, 11:27 PM

But if Bladactania still wants to run code on the SBC, the choice is a lot more restricted.

cpjust · 07-09-2009, 06:51 AM

What if you install VMWare or MS Virtual PC and install DOS on it and do your compiling inside the virtual machine?

Adak · 07-09-2009, 07:42 AM

Change your OS to XP 32 bit, and your Borland C will run fine.

Doodle77 · 07-09-2009, 09:16 AM

You could run Turbo C in DOSBox

Bladactania · 07-10-2009, 09:02 AM

I was considering simply installing XP as well as Vista 64-bit so I could boot to either...

Bladactania · 07-10-2009, 09:06 AM

But after looking at DOSBox, I'll try that first

07-08-2009, 10:21 PM	#1
Bladactania Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 278	Need a new compiler Hello all, I've writing software to run on an SBC running DOS 6.2. I've been using Borland Turbo C 3.0 compiler. I've just got a new laptop with Vista, and the Borland compiler will not run on it. So I'm looking for a new compiler to use. Any suggestions?
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07-08-2009, 10:29 PM	#2
Salem and the hat of Jobseeking Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,407	So which machine are you going to run the code on? __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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BEN10 DESTINY Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in front of my computer Posts: 803	This thread might help. __________________ HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND....... By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure We've got to put a lot of money into changing behavior PC specifications- 512MB RAM, Windows XP sp3, 2.79 GHz pentium D. IDE- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition
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07-08-2009, 11:27 PM	#4
Salem and the hat of Jobseeking Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,407	But if Bladactania still wants to run code on the SBC, the choice is a lot more restricted. __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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07-09-2009, 06:51 AM	#5
cpjust and the hat of sweating Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,195	What if you install VMWare or MS Virtual PC and install DOS on it and do your compiling inside the virtual machine? __________________ "I am probably the laziest programmer on the planet, a fact with which anyone who has ever seen my code will agree." - esbo, 11/15/2008
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07-09-2009, 07:42 AM	#6
Adak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,959	Change your OS to XP 32 bit, and your Borland C will run fine.
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07-09-2009, 09:16 AM	#7
Doodle77 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 54	You could run Turbo C in DOSBox
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07-10-2009, 09:02 AM	#8
Bladactania Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 278	I was considering simply installing XP as well as Vista 64-bit so I could boot to either...
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07-10-2009, 09:06 AM	#9
Bladactania Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 278	But after looking at DOSBox, I'll try that first
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