Re: ORCA/C - does it require GNO/ME?

[CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:04:23 -0500, "Rodney Hester"
<rod3@mindspring.com> wrote:

>What environment *does* it use?  Also, does it come with some kind of
>programmer's editor, or are you left to your own devices on that one?

The Orca languages come with the Orca shell.  This is a command line
interface that sits on top of GS/OS.  Orca/C does come with an editor
but you can use whatever editor you wish to including GS/OS desktop
based ones like Prizm (another Orca product that I believe is included
with Orca/C).  Prizm is similar to modern IDEs (Integrated Development
Environments) on other platforms in that you can edit, compile, run
and debug your programs from within Prizm.

>Has anyone purchased the $95 complete collection?  Did you feel it was a
>good value?

I know a number of people who have bought it and are very happy with
it.  I have yet to buy it myself but there is no question that I will
be buying it.  It is a tremendous value.  Not only do you get Orca/C
but all the other Orca development products so you can mix programming
in C, Pascal, assembly and such.  It also comes with a number of other
products as well.  Check out the the following web site and you'll
find out what all is on the CD:

     http://www.syndicomm.com/products/opusii_software.html

>Sorry for all the questions - very new to coding for the IIgs and looking to
>make the most of it.  :)

Not a problem.  In my mind, it is better to ask too many questions
than to ask none at all.  :)

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