Microsoft QuickC

Microsoft QuickC was a C programming environment for DOS introduced in 1987. It was a low budget product similar to Borland's Turbo C but was compatible with professional Microsoft C for small memory models.

Versions

 * DOS
 * Oct 1987: QuickC 1.0 - compatible with MS C 5.0
 * Mar 1988: QuickC 1.01
 * Jan 1989: QuickC 2.0 - compatible with MS C 5.1
 * Jun 1989: QuickC 2.01 (QuickC Compiler with QuickAssembler)
 * May 1990: QuickC 2.50 - compatible with MS C 6.0
 * Jul 1990: QuickC 2.51 (Professional)
 * Windows
 * Sep 1991: QuickC for Windows 1.0 - also included in Microsoft C and Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit

Publications

 * M. Waite, S. Prata, B. Costales, H. Henderson: Microsoft QuickC Programming : The Microsoft Guide to Using the QuickC Compiler - Microsoft Press 1988, ISBN 1-55615-048-2
 * Feibel: Using QuickC (2nd edition) - Osborne McGraw-Hill 1989, ISBN 0-07-881487-1
 * Kelly-Bootle: Mastering QuickC - Sybex 1989, ISBN 0-89588-550-6
 * Weiskamp: Advanced Programming with Microsoft QuickC - Academic Press 1989, ISBN 1-4832-4827-5
 * Jamsa: Microsoft QuickC Programmer's Quick Reference - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-200-0
 * Craig: Microsoft QuickC Programmer's Toolbox - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-207-8
 * Hipson: Using QuickC for Windows - Que 1992, ISBN 0-88022-810-5

Links

 * http://www.drdobbs.com/turbo-c-vs-quick-c/184407925