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Small-C for CP/M anno '87 or so. It, er, was a learning experience. Z80 isn't the ideal target for C, but still ... Turbo Pascal (which I couldn't have bough

Small-C for CP/M anno '87 or so. It, er, was a learning experience. Z80 isn't the ideal target for C, but still ... Turbo Pascal (which I couldn't have bought) was much faster and produced better code.

sgbeal 3y ago
> Small-C for CP/M anno '87 or so. "Power C" by Mix Software was another one, targeting PCs, and is the C compiler i cut my teeth on back then. IIRC it cost only 5 USD for the compiler and debugger. i don't recall whether it was shareware, but it was really inexpensive and worked well (and could even run on a floppy-only system). It never gave me any grief. > Turbo Pascal (which I couldn't have bought) was much faster and produced better code. TP was excellent, and i had taken "backup copies" of TP4 and TP5 from my high school, but i also could never have afforded my own legitimate copy at the time.
- bluedino 3y ago
  Power C is still around! http://www.mixsoftware.com/product/powerc.htm http://www.mixsoftware.com/product/powerc.htm I remember their ads in the backs of the magazines at the time, but never used the compiler.