| Title: | Windows NT |
| Notice: | See note 15.0 for HCL location |
| Moderator: | TARKIN::LIN .com::FOLEY |
| Created: | Thu Oct 31 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6086 |
| Total number of notes: | 31449 |
My customer wants to do sw dev using Visual c++ on AS4100's
However they see C++ on Alpha two versions behind Intel.
Any explaination?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 5886.1 | see decwet::visual | DECWET::LENOX | The quiet before the storm | Mon Apr 07 1997 08:41 | 0 |
| 5886.2 | MPOS01::naiad.mpo.dec.com::mpos01::cerling | I'[email protected] | Mon Apr 07 1997 08:56 | 7 | |
Obviously, the whole story is at decwet::visual as pointed out in the previous note. But Visual C++ V5.0 for Alpha has been released to manufacturing - we are only a couple weeks behind the Intel release. Great job on the part of our engineers. tgc | |||||
| 5886.3 | explanation of the customer's perseption | DECWET::PETERSON | Mon Apr 07 1997 09:24 | 18 | |
Alpha VC++ major releases lag Intel's by a month or two.
What the customer is referring to is the now defunct Visual C++
subscription plan which was available only on Intel. By paying a
higher price, the Intel customer was provided additional versions when
they came out, even though these versions were not product. So a
customer, by buying a V4.0 subscription, would get V4.1 and V4.2, even
though there is no product called V4.1 or V4.2. This scheme caused too
much grief to Microsoft, so they discontinued it.
Before Microsoft discontinued it, they did bring out VC++ V4.1 and V4.2B
for alpha, but they were only available as patch kits to VC++ V4.0, and
customer's could only get them by working through Microsoft product
support. Information on Alpha VC++ V4.1 and V4.2B is available in the
decwet::visual notes conference.
Starting with VC++ V5.0 (which is available now for both Alpha and Intel),
Alpha will still lag Intel by one or two months, but the Alpha distribution
should be consistent with the Intel distribution.
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