Xref: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu comp.os.msdos.pcgeos:3203 comp.os.os2.programmer:12010 comp.os.os2.advocacy:17195 comp.os.ms-windows.misc:9151 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc:8267 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32:4884 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:6572 comp.windows.x.i386unix:1213 comp.unix.wizards:34617 comp.unix.dos-under-unix:429 comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit:84 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:2510Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.dos-under-unix,comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bitPath: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!noc.near.net!uunet!psinntp!nstn.ns.ca!news.ucs.mun.ca!weejordy.physics.mun.ca!rcampbelFrom: rcampbel@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Roderick Campbell)Subject: Re: PC/Geos, Windows, OS/2, and Unix/X11Message-ID: <C528HE.I1q@news.ucs.mun.ca>Sender: usenet@news.ucs.mun.ca (NNTP server account)Reply-To: rcampbel@weejordy.physics.mun.caOrganization: Dept. of Physics, Memorial UniversityReferences:  <sehari.734022369@vincent2.iastate.edu>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 11:41:36 GMTLines: 61In article <sehari.734022369@vincent2.iastate.edu>, sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari) writes:|> ---|> |> |> |> With my limited knowladge about the PC Geos, I came out with following |> comparison:|> |>                  PC Geos      Windows       OS/2    Unix/X11|>                 ________      _______       ____    _______|> |> 1. Can run dos|>    programs        yes           yes         yes     yes(needed add.)|> [lines deleted]|> |> 7. price          $120          $70         $120     free-$1000s|>                                                      A good one|>                                                      costs $400-$700 |>                                                      avaliable on Ext.|>                                                      card too.|> |> 8. C compiler Don't think so    yap          yap     yap|> |> 9. C++           no             Yap          Yap     Yap|> |> 10. Fortran      no             yap          yap     yap|> |> 11. debuger      ?              yap           yap    yap|> |> 12. min to run   dos        2M & 10Mb-Hard     ?     386|> |> You guys and gals add to this list, so we do not throw our many down the |> tubes.|> |>                       With highest regards,|>                            Babak   Sehari.|> This list appears to imply, that MS-windows that has a cost listedabove at $70, comes with a C compiler, C++ and Fortran. It does not, ofcourse. These are expensive add-ons that drive the price WAY beyond $70.( I don't know if the same applies to OS/2 )As far as unix is concerned;There is a free unix, linux, that has cc, ~c++, fortran ( f2c ),Xwindows and many other features besides, with a large number of utilitiesthat can be optionally added. And there is also a free 386BSD I believe.Both these unix's are quite robust. You can check out comp.os.linuxIf you don't want to "throw our many down the tubes", you've got to breakthat list down a little more.-- Roderick CampbellDepartment of PhysicsMemorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, NF, CANADAinternet: rcampbel@weejordy.physics.mun.ca