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Francis Glassborow wrote in message ...
>However any attempt to execute the result
>is doomed (unless it was compiled for and run under DOS).

Not always, you can usually get around Windows moaning about the program by
changing its properties.

>IF you want to learn C using Windows98 the investment in a compiler that
>directly supports the OS is worth it.  If you are a student or
>teacher/instructor check MetroWerks' academic licence and cost they
>really are a bargain for an excellent package (which even includes
>Pascal and, I believe, Objective C)


Why not check out the Cygnus Gnu compiler, works with Windows and is free.


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