Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?)

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Date	2022-12-31 04:01 -0800
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Subject	Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?)
From	"minf...@arcor.de" <minforth@arcor.de>

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Lew Pitcher schrieb am Montag, 12. Dezember 2022 um 23:50:02 UTC+1:
> On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:39:32 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote: 
> 
> > Lew Pitcher <lew.p...@digitalfreehold.ca> writes: 
> >>On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:30:00 +0000, Jack Lemmon wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> On 10/12/2022 21:06, KP2 KP2 wrote: 
> >>>> On Sunday, July 17, 1988 at 11:40:08 AM UTC-7, Daniel R. Levy wrote: 
> >>>>> In article <880712162...@explorer.dgp.toronto.edu>, 
> >>fl...@dgp.toronto.edu (Alan J Rosenthal) writes: 
> >>>>>> [a certain MS-DOS C compiler can't compile an array larger than a 
> >>segment] 
> >>>>>> MS-DOS C compilers seem only to accept a subset of the C language 
> >>>>>> because it allows them to compile certain 
> >>benchmarks 
> >>>>>> into faster code. 
> >>[snip] 
> >>>> How is it today? 
> >>> 
> >>> We are in year 2022 and nobody is using MSDOS on this planet. 
> >> 
> >>MSDOS, while almost extinct, is still in use. 
> > 
> > Used as a hobby or historical oddity. Is anyone using it for anything 
> > productive?
> AIUI, some embedded systems use MSDOS (or one of it's open source cousins 
> like FreeDOS). Microsoft even sells a version of MSDOS strictly for use 
> in embedded systems. Perhaps your microwave oven or wireless telephone 
> handset runs MSDOS under the covers.
> -- 

FlexOS -  a realtime DOS - is still alive in its niche.

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Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) KP2 KP2 <jungletrain@outlook.com> - 2022-12-10 13:06 -0800
  Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-12-10 20:57 -0600
    Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-12-10 22:57 -0600
    Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2022-12-11 20:31 +0000
      Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Robert Latest <boblatest@yahoo.com> - 2022-12-12 14:39 +0000
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2022-12-13 12:15 +0000
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-12-13 16:23 +0000
      Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-12-26 05:20 -0800
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-12-26 14:37 +0000
          Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-12-26 10:30 -0800
            Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-12-27 16:45 +0000
              Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-12-27 19:38 -0800
                Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-12-29 02:09 +0000
                Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-12-29 19:56 -0800
  Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2022-12-11 20:12 +0000
    Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-12-12 14:33 -0600
      Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-12-12 21:12 +0000
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-12-12 16:09 -0800
  Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Jack Lemmon <invalid@invalid.net> - 2022-12-12 20:30 +0000
    Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-12-12 15:20 -0600
    Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2022-12-12 21:28 +0000
      Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-12-12 22:39 +0000
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2022-12-12 22:49 +0000
          Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) "minf...@arcor.de" <minforth@arcor.de> - 2022-12-31 04:01 -0800
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-12-12 15:56 -0800
          Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-12-13 14:55 +0000
            Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-12-13 16:26 +0100
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-12-13 14:50 +0100
        Re: Limitation of MS-DOS C compiler? (was Re: Should I convert FORTRAN code to C?) Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2022-12-13 18:56 +0300

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