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Old C Compiler Lives Again Under GPL

Posted by timothy on from the just-what-I-was-looking-for dept.

JordanH writes "The DeSmet-C compiler, a commercial C compiler from the '80s, is being released under the GPL. Yet another alternative C compiler implementation available for your coding pleasure."

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  1. C'mon by lbmouse · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is something from the 80's considered OLD?! It's not even vintage yet. I have underwear from the 80's that are just fine.

    1. Re:C'mon by ctr2sprt · · Score: 4, Funny
      I have underwear from the 80's that are just fine.
      Only on Slashdot would this be modded "Interesting."
  2. Re:Shareware Catalogs by rot26 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    IIRC, the DeSmet compiler was the cheapest "real" compiler you could get in the early 80's. Mix was more like a toy. Support was excellent... I called them once to ask a stupid question, and they said "We don't know, why don't you call Mark?" and then they gave me his home phone number, and I promptly woke him up. FWIW, I believe that Mark DeSmet wrote the macro assembler that Intel used internally as well.

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