Borland C++
Integrated development environment for C/C++ originally available for DOS and later for 32-bit OS/2. It includes the Borland Object Windows Library (OWL), that is compatible with the Windows-based version.
Features
- BCC - Borland C++ Compiler
- Resource Workshop
- TASM - Turbo Assembler
- TDOS2 - Turbo Debugger
- TLIB - Library Manager
Versions
- DOS & Windows
- 1991: Borland C++ 2.0
- 1991: Borland C++ 3.0
- 1992: Borland C++ 3.1
- 1993: Borland C++ 4.0
- 1995: Borland C++ 4.5
- 1996: Borland C++ 5.0
- 1997: Borland C++ 5.02
- 1999: Borland C++ 5.5 - command-line compiler
- OS/2
- Feb 1993: Borland C++ for OS/2 Version 1.0
- Mar 1994: Borland C++ for OS/2 Version 1.5
- Jan 1995: Borland C++ for OS/2 Version 2.0
- Jun 1995: Borland C++ 2.0 for OS/2 with SMART
- This version is as far as the compiler goes roughly equivalent to version 4 for Windows and does indeed sometimes announce itself as V.4 for OS/2 rather than V.2.
Product Documentation
- Version 1.5 (1994)
- Borland Resource Workshop Users Guide - PDF
- Borland C++ Users Guide PDF
- Borland C++ Tools and Utilities Guide PDF
- Borland C++ Programmers Guide PDF
- Borland C++ Library Reference PDF
- Version 2.0 for Windows (1993)
Windows version but compatible in most respects to the OS/2 one
- Borland ObjectWindows for C++ Version 2.0 Programmers Guide PDF
- Borland ObjectWindows for C++ Version 2.0 Reference Guide PDF
Publications
Local articles
- Michael Hyman: Borland C++ for OS/2 Means Business
- Gordon Zeglinski: C++ Compiler Review - Part 2 (November 1995)
License
- Commercial software - Discontinued
Author
Links
- A review of Broland C++ v.1 by PC Magazine - 1994
- Announcement: BORLAND SHIPS BORLAND C++ 2.0 FOR OS 2; New Version Includes OWL Support and OS 2 Warp Compatibility.