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From: | Brian Osman <osmanb AT rpi DOT edu> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: I have no money, and I must program!! |
Date: | Wed, 19 Feb 1997 13:48:27 -0500 |
Organization: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA |
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Message-ID: | <330B4AFB.7CFD@rpi.edu> |
References: | <330AA51D DOT 3756 AT ix DOT netcom DOT com> |
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To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
DJ-Gateway: | from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Terence Ramos wrote: > > Hello, > > I downloaded the DirectX library hoping to get into windows > programming. Least to say I was highly impressed by the demos that came > with the library and was very eager to start using the thing. To my > dismay I found out you needed Watcom C++ or some other high priced > compiler to use it. I was wondering if there is any way to us DJGPP or > some other free compiler out there to program with? I am only 17 and > cannot afford expensive things such as this! > > [Terence Ramos > [de-bug AT ix DOT netcom DOT com Just a reminder: ALL compiler manufacturers have educational discounts. If you go to college (and probably in high school also) you can get any one of the major compilers for about $99. Not cheap, but not $300. Oh, yeah don't waste your time with DirectX either. (At least not yet.) Brian
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