Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 22:36:15 11/29/99
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On November 29, 1999 at 10:25:51, William H Rogers wrote: >IN THE BEGINING..... > >All computers were designed to ADD! only, and this conviction has been carried >down from the 4004, 8008, 8080...... to the current computers. >Addition was simple and fast. >Subtraction was accomplished by negating the second number and adding it to the >first. >Multiplication was accomplished by succesive adding.... and division was >accomplished by successive subtractions, however that does not mean that >software engineers have not overcome this function or limitation in their >algoritms to make things simpler and faster. > >The only problem that I am now having is... where can I find a good 'C' >compiler, hopefully one that is interacting? All that I can find now are the >'C++' versions. No one seems to sell the original 'C' versions anymore. >Any ideas?? >Thanks >Bill You'll have to look pretty hard. Good luck! Dave P.S. You _can_ set the C/C++ compiler to reject C++ code (accept only ANSI C.)
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