Re: Poll: Who works for the Semiconductor industry?

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 27qdndHiMug19pDanZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com">news:27qdndHiMug19pDanZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@comcast.com...
: BluPhoenyx wrote:
: >  To: Michael J. Mahon
: > Michael J. Mahon wrote:
: >
: >> BluPhoenyx wrote:
: >>
: >>>  To: Michael J. Mahon
: >>> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
: >>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Several Apple2 compilers support overlays. Aztec C and HyperC come
: >>>>> to mind. Capabilities of each vary. The 2 C systems are K&R but
: >>>>> both can support floating point math with the proper files. IIRC,
: >>>>> HyperC supports Apple SANE.
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> I have heard of such a version (HyperC II?), but the commonly available
: >>>> version does not do floating-point, IIRC.
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> It can be found at:
: >>> ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/programming/hyper_c_fp.dsk.gz
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>>
: >>>> I'd be delighted to find an FP version!
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> It isn't a separate version, just libraries and headers et. al as
: >>> required to build applications.
: >>>
: >>> It's been awhile since I've looked at this, I hope my memory is as
: >>> good as my Apple IIc!
: >>
: >>
: >> Your memory was quite good!  In fact, I remember this, too.  ;-)
: >>
: >> But in my book, this doesn't qualify as FP C, because it doesn't have
: >> any real FP syntax, just function calls to an external FP library.
: >>
: >> While this makes it *possible* to write HyperC programs with some FP,
: >> it certainly doesn't make it easy--or even approximately syntax-
: >> compatible with anything.
: >>
: >> If function calls are the only syntax supported, then I guess we
: >> could also have a HyperC suporting Roman Numeral representation.  ;-)
: >
: >
: > Sadly, these are the only choices available in C on the 8 bit II. Orca
: > offers more features at the cost of requiring a GS. At least the
: > functionality is available, it just means that porting the code would be
: > difficult.
:
: It's a shame that HyperC source isn't available-
: -this would be a good tool for bootstrapping a
: real FP version.

I believe it is, just not sure where I heard it.

William Garber
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