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From: "Thomas J. Hruska" <shinelight AT crosswinds DOT net>
Subject: Re: how do i install C 
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At 11:16 AM 10/28/00 -0600, you wrote:
>	     I am completly computer illeterate when it comes to working DOS I
>don't know how to install C onto my computer wihtout hitting an install
>button coul dyou please send me an easy to follow way of installing the C
>program that came with the book. 

Since you do not know DOS, I highly recommend purchasing either Microsoft
Visual C++ (Standard Edition) or Borland C++ Builder 5 (Standard Edition).
The professional/enterprise editions are much nicer and larger with lots of
stuff...but are meant for business use rather than an environment to learn in.

Side note, what you want to be able to do is "compile" the C program into
an "executable" (some terminology you might want to use in the future).
The C program by itself is worthless without a compiler.

At this point, you should probably avoid the DJGPP compiler until you need
some of the capabilities that it has that Microsoft and Borland cannot
provide (e.g. portability between Unix/DOS).

As to DOS, you might want to get a book on how to use DOS (most books are
old because people only THINK that 'DOS is dead', it really depends on your
viewpoint of 'dead').  You will want to have Win95/98 in order to get the
most out of DOS (NT, 2000, and WinME only simulate DOS) (Win95/98 have
their kernels based on the MS-DOS operating system to get windows
started...surprise, surprise!  I'll bet that you didn't know THAT...DOS is
not dead by any means).


           Thomas J. Hruska -- shinelight AT crosswinds DOT net
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