Re: Poll: Who works for the Semiconductor industry?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

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.  ;-)

-michael

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