Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 08:18:01 CST
From: bobp AT hal DOT com (Bob Pendleton)
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Visual C++


Yesterday I posted some information about Visual C++ that I got from
Microsoft. Let me repeat that, I asked specific questions and got the
information I posted.

It turns out that it was all entirely false. As far as I can tell the
person I talked to didn't know what I was asking, but answered "yes"
anyway.

I found out part of what I'd said was wrong from another posting on
the net. I then spent nearly an hour on the phone with Micrsoft trying
to find someone who actually knew what a dos-extender was and who knew
the specs of Visual C++.

I found that from just having read Microsoft's advertising literature
I seemed to know more about there product than the customer support
people I talked too...

What I finally got from them is that Visual C++ will generate 386
instructions. But, it is a "16 bit" compiler, which means it loves
segments. Visual C++ does include the crippleware Phar Lap Lite
dos-extender. This is a 286 protected mode extender with a 2 meg
limit.

Sorry to have posted misinformation. I really did get the
misinformation directly from Microsoft. I called them in the first
place because their advertising blurb sounded to good to be true. And
it was.

				Bob P.