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A [[C]] development system with an optimising compiler for 16 bit [[DOS]], 16 bit [[MS Windows]] and OS/2, one of the first development systems to be available for OS/2. Also sold as [[IBM C/2]].
A [[C]] development system with an optimising compiler for 16 bit [[DOS]], 16 bit [[MS Windows]] and OS/2, one of the first development systems to be available for OS/2. Also sold as [[IBM C/2]].


Microsoft also sold a non-optimising version of the toolkit under the name [[QuickC]] but that only supported DOS and was never delivered in an OS/2 version. Interestingly enough Microsoft itself did not start to use Microsoft C for internal application development until the 90's, instead they used an in-house C compiler running on [[Xenix]] called '''CS''' that, as strange as that may seem, compiled to [[Pascal]] [[p-code]], this was done to simplify porting between operating systems.
Microsoft also sold a non-optimising version of the toolkit under the name [[QuickC]] but that only supported DOS. Interestingly enough Microsoft itself did not start to use Microsoft C for internal application development until the 90's, instead they used an in-house C compiler running on [[Xenix]] called '''CS''' that, as strange as that may seem, compiled to [[Pascal]] [[p-code]], this was done to simplify porting between operating systems.


==Versions==
==Versions==
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SCO Open Desktop Development System (until version 3.0) also includes a (Microsoft) C Compiler which can create OS/2 programs.
SCO Open Desktop Development System (until version 3.0) also includes a (Microsoft) C Compiler which can create OS/2 programs.


====Known issues====
===Known issues===
As with other Microsoft tools that support both OS/2 and DOS environments you may run into problems if you try to use those tools on [[Microsoft Windows]] systems that support the running of OS/2 1.x programs (Windows NT and 2000), as the system tries to run the DOS executable as an OS/2 program and fails. Either make sure that only the DOS executables are installed or if they are already installed or you migrated the install by hand, precede every DOS command with the FORCEDOS command.
As with other Microsoft tools that support both OS/2 and DOS environments you may run into problems if you try to use those tools on [[Microsoft Windows]] systems that support the running of OS/2 1.x programs (Windows NT and 2000), as the system tries to run the DOS executable as an OS/2 program and fails. Either make sure that only the DOS executables are installed or if they are already installed or you migrated the install by hand, precede every DOS command with the FORCEDOS command.


====Porting aids====
===Porting aids===
* [[LC-Port]] - [[Lattice C]] porting library - Commercial - Discontinued.
* [[LC-Port]] - [[Lattice C]] porting library - Commercial - Discontinued


==Publications==
==Publications==
* Nabajyoti Barkakati: [http://www.tenox.net/docs/misc/Microsoft_C_Bible.pdf Microsoft C Bible] - 1988 - Applies to [[Microsoft C]] 5.1, but also contains some other useful info.
* Nabajyoti Barkakati: [http://www.tenox.net/docs/misc/Microsoft_C_Bible.pdf Microsoft C Bible] - 1988 - Applies to Microsoft C 5.1, but also contains some other useful info.
* Hansen: ''Proficient C'' - Microsoft Press 1987 - ISBN 1-55615-007-5
* A. Hansen: ''Proficient C'' - Microsoft Press 1987, ISBN 1-55615-007-5
* [[Kris Jamsa]]:  ''Microsoft C: Secrets, Shortcuts, and Solutions'' - Microsoft Press 1989 - ISBN 1-55615-203-5
* [[Kris Jamsa]]:  ''Microsoft C: Secrets, Shortcuts, and Solutions'' - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-203-5
* [[Kris Jamsa]]: ''The Quick Reference Guide to C. Run-time Library'' - August 1989  - Microsoft Press - Paperback, 208 pages - ISBN 1556152272 - ISBN 978-1556152276 - Out of print
* [[Kris Jamsa]]: ''The Quick Reference Guide to C. Run-time Library'' - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-227-2
* Feibel: ''Using Microsoft C Version 5.1'' - Mcgraw-Hill - ISBN 0-07-881428-6
* Feibel: ''Using Microsoft C Version 5.1'' - McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-881428-6
* Barkakati: ''The Waite Group's Essential Guide to Microsoft C'' - Sams 1989 - ISBN 0-672-22674-X
* Barkakati: ''The Waite Group's Essential Guide to Microsoft C'' - Sams 1989, ISBN 0-672-22674-X
* [[Kris Jamsa]]: ''Graphics Programming with Microsoft C and Microsoft Quick C'' - August, 1990 - Microsoft Press - Paperback, 592 pages - ISBN 1556152302 - ISBN: 978-1556152306 - Out of print
* [[Kris Jamsa]]: ''Graphics Programming with Microsoft C and Microsoft Quick C'' - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-230-2


==Links==
==Links==
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==Publisher==
==Publisher==
* [[Microsoft]]
* [[Microsoft]]
* [[IBM]]


[[Category:Tools]][[Category:C]][[Category:DOS Tools]][[Category:MS Windows Tools]][[Category:SCO Tools]][[Category:Software written in C]][[Category:Software written in Pascal]]
[[Category:C]][[Category:DOS Tools]][[Category:MS Windows Tools]][[Category:SCO Tools]][[Category:Software written in C]][[Category:Software written in Pascal]]

Revision as of 19:41, 23 May 2017

A C development system with an optimising compiler for 16 bit DOS, 16 bit MS Windows and OS/2, one of the first development systems to be available for OS/2. Also sold as IBM C/2.

Microsoft also sold a non-optimising version of the toolkit under the name QuickC but that only supported DOS. Interestingly enough Microsoft itself did not start to use Microsoft C for internal application development until the 90's, instead they used an in-house C compiler running on Xenix called CS that, as strange as that may seem, compiled to Pascal p-code, this was done to simplify porting between operating systems.

Versions

DOS
  • 1983: 1.0 - based on Lattice C
  • 1984: 2.03 - Last version based on Lattice C
  • 1985: 3.0 - First version developed by Microsoft (using their in-house Pascal/C development system)
  • 1986: 4.0 - included CodeView debugger
  • 1987: Microsoft C 5.0 Optimizing Compiler
DOS & OS/2
  • 1988: Version 5.1 - first version to support OS/2
  • 1990: Version 6.0 - last version with OS/2 host and target support
  • 1992: C/C++ 7.0 - only optional OS/2 host support
XENIX & UNIX

SCO Open Desktop Development System (until version 3.0) also includes a (Microsoft) C Compiler which can create OS/2 programs.

Known issues

As with other Microsoft tools that support both OS/2 and DOS environments you may run into problems if you try to use those tools on Microsoft Windows systems that support the running of OS/2 1.x programs (Windows NT and 2000), as the system tries to run the DOS executable as an OS/2 program and fails. Either make sure that only the DOS executables are installed or if they are already installed or you migrated the install by hand, precede every DOS command with the FORCEDOS command.

Porting aids

Publications

  • Nabajyoti Barkakati: Microsoft C Bible - 1988 - Applies to Microsoft C 5.1, but also contains some other useful info.
  • A. Hansen: Proficient C - Microsoft Press 1987, ISBN 1-55615-007-5
  • Kris Jamsa: Microsoft C: Secrets, Shortcuts, and Solutions - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-203-5
  • Kris Jamsa: The Quick Reference Guide to C. Run-time Library - Microsoft Press 1989, ISBN 1-55615-227-2
  • Feibel: Using Microsoft C Version 5.1 - McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-881428-6
  • Barkakati: The Waite Group's Essential Guide to Microsoft C - Sams 1989, ISBN 0-672-22674-X
  • Kris Jamsa: Graphics Programming with Microsoft C and Microsoft Quick C - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-230-2

Links

License and availability

  • Commercial software, discontinued

Publisher

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