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. ;-)