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datajerk

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Does anyone here have the original Turbo C 1.0 (not C++ 1.0 that is circulating around the net) they can share?

Thanks.
 
Borland Turbo C... That brings back such fond memories! Unfortunately, the only copy I might have is packed away in a box somewhere, and I can't seem to find it online either. Hope someone has it. I'd love to get a copy too.
 
Didn't they make it free or was that just newer versions? (Just curious, I'll check my archive in a bit). This may also be a possible thing to find on that betaarchive.com site although that may just be beta versions.
 
Is there a specific reason you need Turbo C 1.0 not the freely available Turbo C 2.01? Turbo C 1.0 was very buggy, not sure if buggier than MS C 6 but neither was exactly a shining beacon of quality code. Version 1.5 was much improved and 2.01 is reasonably solid.
 
Unfortunately, that site has been fubard for a a while, again (only the main page loads). Or is it just me?
 
krebizfan said:
Is there a specific reason you need Turbo C 1.0 not the freely available Turbo C 2.01? Turbo C 1.0 was very buggy, not sure if buggier than MS C 6 but neither was exactly a shining beacon of quality code. Version 1.5 was much improved and 2.01 is reasonably solid.
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I'm trying to help a friend find a C compiler to use on the HP Portable Plus. The Portable Plus has MS-DOS 2 embedded, limited memory, and is not 100% IBM compatible. Newer code often has problems. I've pointed this person to some other compilers that I think will work (e.g. Aztec C), IIRC TC 3 and TC++ 1 didn't work out for him.

Thanks.
 
I'd also suggest if one wants to program on that device, TP3 is a fine choice... Though I'd suggest running a more recent version on a modern machine in DOSBox, then copying the executable over when done instead of programming on that in the first place.

You might try winworldpc
http://winworldpc.com

They've got Turbo C 1.5 and 2.01, as well as a few others (like Microsoft) you might try.

Is that plus the stock 256k or the loaded out 512k? If the former it really might not have enough 'room' to run a whole lot of... well... anything.
 
Normally, I would suggest trying early QuickC for this but I don't know if the HP Portable Plus has the ability to run the debugger. When writing software for an old system, I usually write on a new system and test inside a virtual machine. That gets rid of 90%+ of the bugs before I transfer the code to the older system. Especially with an unconventional system, it helps to have a debugger on the actual hardware to catch any surprises.
 
Huh. I had never heard of that HP. It sounds interesting...and slightly quirky.

Would Small C work?

Somewhat OT (or premature), but HP had a "ROM IMAGE Development Package" for this device so that it could be used as a development system for applications stored in plug-in ROM modules (the device's ROM drawers).
The manual is here: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files/vger.pdf
Summary of commands, etc.: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files/makerom.pdf
Software: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files/tools.zip

Other useful info is at the same site, including the tech ref manual: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/index.html

For misc software including a "Programmers Tool Kit" (don't know what's in this): http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?swc=11
 
deathshadow said:
IThough I'd suggest running a more recent version on a modern machine in DOSBox, then copying the executable over when done instead of programming on that in the first place.
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That is exactly what I'd go. I cross develop for all my retro platforms as much as possible. However, there are those than enjoy the pain and frustration of coding on the metal.

deathshadow said:
You might try winworldpc
http://winworldpc.com

They've got Turbo C 1.5 and 2.01, as well as a few others (like Microsoft) you might try.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll point him to this thread. Hopefully he caught this.

deathshadow said:
Is that plus the stock 256k or the loaded out 512k? If the former it really might not have enough 'room' to run a whole lot of... well... anything.
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IIRC, he said 512K. I have the non plus version with about 200K. I plan to take it out this summer and do some assembly programming on it.
 
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krebizfan said:
Normally, I would suggest trying early QuickC for this but I don't know if the HP Portable Plus has the ability to run the debugger. When writing software for an old system, I usually write on a new system and test inside a virtual machine. That gets rid of 90%+ of the bugs before I transfer the code to the older system. Especially with an unconventional system, it helps to have a debugger on the actual hardware to catch any surprises.
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I have a Portable with all the docs, I'll have to check. Like you I do the same, use a virtual env.
 
FunctionalLimits said:
Huh. I had never heard of that HP. It sounds interesting...and slightly quirky.

Would Small C work?

Somewhat OT (or premature), but HP had a "ROM IMAGE Development Package" for this device so that it could be used as a development system for applications stored in plug-in ROM modules (the device's ROM drawers).
The manual is here: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files/vger.pdf
Summary of commands, etc.: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files/makerom.pdf
Software: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files/tools.zip

Other useful info is at the same site, including the tech ref manual: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/index.html

For misc software including a "Programmers Tool Kit" (don't know what's in this): http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?swc=11
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Thanks for all the links. I'll point my friend here.
 
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