| Title: | Alpha Developer Support |
| Notice: | [email protected], 800-332-4786 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Mon Jun 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3722 |
| Total number of notes: | 11359 |
Company Name : Esprit Telecom
Contact Name : Jeff Carpenter
Phone :
Fax :
Email : [email protected]
Date/Time in : 18-APR-1997 16:02:38
Entered by : Jeff Kenyon
SPE center : MRO
Category : NT
OS Version : V4.0
System H/W : Alpha
Brief Description of Problem:
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Date: 18-APR-1997 12:29:48.77
From: SMTP%"[email protected]"
Subj: Microsoft Development Tools
To: alpha-developer
Esprit Telecom is currently investing in DEC Alpha servers to host our
billing and reporting relational databases. We are utilizing Alpha
processors under MS Windows NT and MS SQL Server. Currently we have 4
servers (1 x 4100, 1 x 2100, and 2 x 1000a), all running NT 4.0 and SQL
Server 6.5.
Our problem is that we can not get the latest development tools (version
5.0) for the Alpha platform. The primary tool we require is Visual C++
version 5.0 for SQL Server development.
Do you at DEC have any idea when the version 5.0 Microsoft tools will be
available for the Alpha? Microsoft in the UK has been completely useless
on this front. In fact Microsoft UK acts like the Alpha platform does
not exist which is very annoying to myself and other employees that are
meant to be developing solutions based on the DEC Microsoft alliance!
Any information would help,
Regards,
Jeff Carpenter
Systems Development Manager
Esprit Telecom .
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| 3511.1 | My note to him... | HYDRA::KENYON | The Foundation of Science...Fiction | Fri Apr 18 1997 17:08 | 37 |
Jeff, Visual C++ V5.0 has gone to manufacturing (what they call RTM) already, so it should be available in the next couple of weeks (but I am unable to confirm the date with Microsoft sales here in the US). We have been using VC++ V5.0 here since the RC12 Beta, and have had the RTM kit for a few weeks already, so I feel confident you should be able to get it shortly. That of course is US information -- I am not aware of what delay (if any) Microsoft may have for their products to be available through their UK subsidiary. When localization is required, this can be some period of time. I would not expect this to be the case for VC++ V5.0. One last option is to request to get the Beta kit (maybe they would even send your the RTM candidate? ie: really the final bits), by sending a request to the following address: [email protected] Your subject should have: "Visual C++ V5.0 RISC Edition, Alpha only Request" You should include your company, etc info, what you would do with the Beta, etc. Not the best, as I realize you want the real compiler. Thank you for your feedback on working with MS in the UK. I will forward your comments to the group which is responsible for the MS-Digital Alliance. I can tell you that MS is investing in MANY more Alphas than they currently have on their emplyees desks, so hopefully the UK folks knowledge in Alpha will only continue to improve. Regards, Jeff Kenyon Alpha Developer Support | |||||
| 3511.2 | available as of May 5th... | HYDRA::KENYON | The Foundation of Science...Fiction | Mon May 12 1997 10:07 | 18 |
From: HYDRA::AXPDEVELOPER "[email protected]" To: [email protected] CC: AXPDEVELOPER Subj: RE: Availability of Visual C++ V5.0 on Alpha. Jeff, I have been out of the office for the last two weeks, but wanted to let you know that the Alpha version of Visual C++ is reported to be available from distributors as of May 5th, so you should be able to obtain the released version of V5.0 now. regards, Jeff Kenyon Alpha Developer Support | |||||