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Check out your local Library. Many will have lots of different programs to
check out. Just install it on your computer and there you go. I personally
got a Teach Yourself C++ cdrom tutor out of the library. It had a compiler
included with it.
Jim Lovejoy
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People are like electrons... They always want to exist in
their lowest energy state
-----Original Message-----
From: J. Rodney Grisham <grisham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Jay Mackro <jmackro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Source for C++ compiler
>Jay Mackro wrote:
>
>> Now, for the rest of you... I'm trying to learn C++, and have purchased
>> one of those "Teach Yourself" books. Naturally, you need a C++ compiler
>> and program editor to do the exercises - any recommendations as to which
>> is best/cheapest.
>
>get the GNU c++ compiler from the Free Software Foundation. It's
>probably available from any of the usual shareware/freeware
>download locations.
>
>You could also subscribe to the UseNet newsgroup comp.lang.c++
>and find their FAQ. Without looking, I will bet it will have
>the instructions for how to get GNU C++ and other GNU software.
>Most of their "stuff" has been written for Unix in the past,
>but much of it has been ported now. It is high quality
>software, especially for free. A lot of commercial software for
>Unix is developed using GNU c++, that's how good it is.
>In my experience, it has a particularly strong following among
>Sun workstation users.
>
>Rod
>
>P.S. I'm surprised any ??.alum.mit.edu was not aware of the
>Free Software Foundation. :-)
>--
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>J. Rodney Grisham, Ph.D. RevTech Industries, Inc.
>E-mail: grisham@xxxxxxxxxxx Houston, Texas USA
>Phone: (281)493-9221
>_______________________________________________________________________
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