Back in 1995-ish, I bought a copy of Symantec C++, which came with a big box of books, including C and C++ language reference and standard library reference. I still have the books somewhere. The CD and 14(!) floppies have been lost to the ages.
Back in 1995-ish, I bought a copy of Symantec C++, which came with a big box of books, including C and C++ language reference and standard library reference. I still have the books somewhere. The CD and 14(!) floppies have been lost to the ages.
What can this strange device be?
When I touch it, it gives forth a sound
It's got wires that vibrate and give music
What can this thing be that I found?
Jesus! Just for you information if you google "Symantec C++ compiler" you get a bunch of results that might fit your need.Originally Posted by Elkvis
Did I mention a need? I was recalling an interesting and relevant anecdote. I would never, ever use that software now. It's entirely useless.
What can this strange device be?
When I touch it, it gives forth a sound
It's got wires that vibrate and give music
What can this thing be that I found?
Believe it or not I could do business softwares for my parents on Borland Turbo C 2.01 with the old Borland Turbo Assembler 4.1 bundle. Although it is copyrighted back all the way to 1987 or so according to the legal notice it continues to be useful. Imagine saving my mother thousands of dollars by making a business software myself and not trusting anyone to outsiders!
I don't think anyone is saying that it's literally impossible, but C and C++ are living languages. There is new thinking, new features in the language itself and compiler design that isn't in a version so old. You're stuck with what you have and the Borland compilers will never be adequately updated... it doesn't help you learn anything new, which, right now, that doesn't translate into a marketable skill. You can be fine with that - you'll never hear the end of it though. Turbo C is the pet peeve of this forum.
