SciTech announces Watcom 11.0c Beta Release

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Is this resurrecting the defunct Watcom11 beta for QNX4?
Can QSSL comment this announcement?
How well this compiler supports QNX4?

Cesar H.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information please contact:
Andrew Bloo, Product Marketing Manager
SciTech Software, Inc.
(530) 894-8400
andrewb@scitechsoft.com

SciTech Announces Watcom 11.0c Beta Release
Update Paves the Way for Massive Open Source Effort



Chico, Calif., September 27, 2001 – SciTech Software, Inc. today announced
the beta release of the 11.0c update to the popular WatcomT C/C++ and
Fortran compilers. The patch includes a number of eagerly anticipated fixes
and enhancements and can be downloaded, free of charge, from the Open Watcom
web site at www.openwatcom.org. Support for the update will be handled
exclusively through the Open Watcom web site.

“This binary update will immediately aid thousands of active Watcom
developers,” said Rob Veitch, Director of Business Development at Sybase®,
“This release shows Sybase’s commitment to its customers and it demonstrates
that SciTech Software is up to the task of assuming the leadership role in
the Open Watcom development effort.”

Jointly developed by Sybase, SciTech and a core team of Open Watcom
developers, the 11.0c update is the first new release of the Watcom
compilers in over three years. The Watcom 11.0c release is a prelude to the
to the forthcoming Open Source release.

“We’re honored that Sybase selected SciTech to lead the Open Watcom effort.
This step represents a major milestone in that process,” said Kendall
Bennett, SciTech’s Director of Engineering.

About Open Watcom
The Watcom C/C++ and Fortran products will be the first mass market,
proprietary compilers to be Open Sourced and, weighing in at nearly three
million lines of source code, will represent one of the largest pools of
commercial source code of any type ever released under an Open Source
license. Sybase, Inc. developed the original Watcom code and SciTech
Software, Inc. is the official maintainer of the project.

The Open Watcom project has stirred tremendous interest among developers
worldwide. Thousands have already joined the Open Watcom community at
www.openwatcom.org in order to use Open Watcom and contribute to its further
development.

Watcom supports software development in Windows, DOS, OS/2, Netware, QNX,
and other operating systems (a Linux version of Open Watcom is planned). The
Open Watcom web address is http://www.openwatcom.org.

About SciTech Software, Inc.
SciTech Software, Inc. is the leading supplier of PC graphics utilities,
drivers, and tools for high-performance graphics applications, including
computer games. SciTech’s products help users fix graphics hardware problems
and allow software developers to achieve maximum performance from PC
graphics hardware. SciTech’s products include SciTech Display Doctor, the
only universal display driver, SciTech GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D
driver and SciTech MGL, an Open Source, professional graphics library used
to develop some of today’s most popular software programs. SciTech products
support the Windows, Linux, OS/2, DOS, QNX, and SMX operating systems. Many
major software companies and hardware companies license portions of
SciTech’s technology for incorporation in their products. SciTech is
privately held and the company’s Web address is http://www.scitechsoft.com.

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“Cesar Hernandez” <chernandez@vds.ca> wrote in message
news:9p2ejb$e54$1@inn.qnx.com…

Is this resurrecting the defunct Watcom11 beta for QNX4?

My .02 cents.

I doubt this will be supported by QNX.
At this time the only binary available is Windows. The release
seems to be a minor patch to the already existing 11.0. I doubt
there anything new as far a C++ support is concern when compare
the 11.0 beta that was out for QNX4.

I guess the Windows binary can be used to build QNX4 executable,
just as it was possible with version 10.

Can QSSL comment this announcement?

How well this compiler supports QNX4?

Cesar H.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information please contact:
Andrew Bloo, Product Marketing Manager
SciTech Software, Inc.
(530) 894-8400
andrewb@scitechsoft.com

SciTech Announces Watcom 11.0c Beta Release
Update Paves the Way for Massive Open Source Effort



Chico, Calif., September 27, 2001 – SciTech Software, Inc. today
announced
the beta release of the 11.0c update to the popular WatcomT C/C++ and
Fortran compilers. The patch includes a number of eagerly anticipated
fixes
and enhancements and can be downloaded, free of charge, from the Open
Watcom
web site at > www.openwatcom.org> . Support for the update will be handled
exclusively through the Open Watcom web site.

“This binary update will immediately aid thousands of active Watcom
developers,” said Rob Veitch, Director of Business Development at Sybase®,
“This release shows Sybase’s commitment to its customers and it
demonstrates
that SciTech Software is up to the task of assuming the leadership role in
the Open Watcom development effort.”

Jointly developed by Sybase, SciTech and a core team of Open Watcom
developers, the 11.0c update is the first new release of the Watcom
compilers in over three years. The Watcom 11.0c release is a prelude to
the
to the forthcoming Open Source release.

“We’re honored that Sybase selected SciTech to lead the Open Watcom
effort.
This step represents a major milestone in that process,” said Kendall
Bennett, SciTech’s Director of Engineering.

About Open Watcom
The Watcom C/C++ and Fortran products will be the first mass market,
proprietary compilers to be Open Sourced and, weighing in at nearly three
million lines of source code, will represent one of the largest pools of
commercial source code of any type ever released under an Open Source
license. Sybase, Inc. developed the original Watcom code and SciTech
Software, Inc. is the official maintainer of the project.

The Open Watcom project has stirred tremendous interest among developers
worldwide. Thousands have already joined the Open Watcom community at
www.openwatcom.org > in order to use Open Watcom and contribute to its
further
development.

Watcom supports software development in Windows, DOS, OS/2, Netware, QNX,
and other operating systems (a Linux version of Open Watcom is planned).
The
Open Watcom web address is > http://www.openwatcom.org> .

About SciTech Software, Inc.
SciTech Software, Inc. is the leading supplier of PC graphics utilities,
drivers, and tools for high-performance graphics applications, including
computer games. SciTech’s products help users fix graphics hardware
problems
and allow software developers to achieve maximum performance from PC
graphics hardware. SciTech’s products include SciTech Display Doctor, the
only universal display driver, SciTech GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D
driver and SciTech MGL, an Open Source, professional graphics library used
to develop some of today’s most popular software programs. SciTech
products
support the Windows, Linux, OS/2, DOS, QNX, and SMX operating systems.
Many
major software companies and hardware companies license portions of
SciTech’s technology for incorporation in their products. SciTech is
privately held and the company’s Web address is
http://www.scitechsoft.com> .

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“Cesar Hernandez” <chernandez@vds.ca> wrote in message
news:9p2ejb$e54$1@inn.qnx.com…

Is this resurrecting the defunct Watcom11 beta for QNX4?

No

How well this compiler supports QNX4?

Not at all.

Stephen Howe [TeamSybase], a member of the OpenWatcom team

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“Mario Charest” <mcharest@voidzinformatic.com> wrote in message
news:9p2fdk$ef0$1@inn.qnx.com…

“Cesar Hernandez” <> chernandez@vds.ca> > wrote in message
news:9p2ejb$e54$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Is this resurrecting the defunct Watcom11 beta for QNX4?

My .02 cents.

I doubt this will be supported by QNX.
At this time the only binary available is Windows. The release
seems to be a minor patch to the already existing 11.0. I doubt
there anything new as far a C++ support is concern when compare
the 11.0 beta that was out for QNX4.

Compared to 11.0 beta there isn’t a whole lot new for C++ support but there
are several bug fixes and compared to 10.6 I think the C++ support is
better.

My question is this: since there was a Watcom 11.0 beta for QNX4 why not dig
up that stuff and work with OpenWatcom to launch an 11.0C for QNX4. I think
OpenWatcom would welcome this and I think most of the QNX4 developers would
welcome this. This then starts a relationship between QSSL and OpenWatcom.
From this there might be more of a chance to get an x86 OpenWatcom compiler
for QNX6 (offer a choice to QNX6 x86 developers, a good thing from what I
hear).

I guess the Windows binary can be used to build QNX4 executable,
just as it was possible with version 10.

The 10.6 Windows based version can build QNX4 executables. This is in fact
how we develop. I would not use the 11.x Windows based version however
unless I have 11.x QNX4 libraries to link against. Who knows what
versionitis you might get into.

Can QSSL comment this announcement?

I guess QSSL has commented in a way … see:
http://www.qnx.com/products/os/qnx4support.html

I am just having trouble accepting the word. From our project I see a real
benefit that I feel could be obtainable without a LOT of effort. I imagine
QSSL sees the benefit too but also sees the $$cost. I think a new version of
the compiler could help QSSL relations with a QNX4 community that is growing
dis-impressed with the new QSSL. If I were on QNX6 this may be different but
this is subject for a another post.

How well this compiler supports QNX4?

Cesar H.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information please contact:
Andrew Bloo, Product Marketing Manager
SciTech Software, Inc.
(530) 894-8400
andrewb@scitechsoft.com

SciTech Announces Watcom 11.0c Beta Release
Update Paves the Way for Massive Open Source Effort



Chico, Calif., September 27, 2001 – SciTech Software, Inc. today
announced
the beta release of the 11.0c update to the popular WatcomT C/C++ and
Fortran compilers. The patch includes a number of eagerly anticipated
fixes
and enhancements and can be downloaded, free of charge, from the Open
Watcom
web site at > www.openwatcom.org> . Support for the update will be handled
exclusively through the Open Watcom web site.

“This binary update will immediately aid thousands of active Watcom
developers,” said Rob Veitch, Director of Business Development at
Sybase®,
“This release shows Sybase’s commitment to its customers and it
demonstrates
that SciTech Software is up to the task of assuming the leadership role
in
the Open Watcom development effort.”

Jointly developed by Sybase, SciTech and a core team of Open Watcom
developers, the 11.0c update is the first new release of the Watcom
compilers in over three years. The Watcom 11.0c release is a prelude to
the
to the forthcoming Open Source release.

“We’re honored that Sybase selected SciTech to lead the Open Watcom
effort.
This step represents a major milestone in that process,” said Kendall
Bennett, SciTech’s Director of Engineering.

About Open Watcom
The Watcom C/C++ and Fortran products will be the first mass market,
proprietary compilers to be Open Sourced and, weighing in at nearly
three
million lines of source code, will represent one of the largest pools of
commercial source code of any type ever released under an Open Source
license. Sybase, Inc. developed the original Watcom code and SciTech
Software, Inc. is the official maintainer of the project.

The Open Watcom project has stirred tremendous interest among developers
worldwide. Thousands have already joined the Open Watcom community at
www.openwatcom.org > in order to use Open Watcom and contribute to its
further
development.

Watcom supports software development in Windows, DOS, OS/2, Netware,
QNX,
and other operating systems (a Linux version of Open Watcom is planned).
The
Open Watcom web address is > http://www.openwatcom.org> .

About SciTech Software, Inc.
SciTech Software, Inc. is the leading supplier of PC graphics utilities,
drivers, and tools for high-performance graphics applications, including
computer games. SciTech’s products help users fix graphics hardware
problems
and allow software developers to achieve maximum performance from PC
graphics hardware. SciTech’s products include SciTech Display Doctor,
the
only universal display driver, SciTech GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D
driver and SciTech MGL, an Open Source, professional graphics library
used
to develop some of today’s most popular software programs. SciTech
products
support the Windows, Linux, OS/2, DOS, QNX, and SMX operating systems.
Many
major software companies and hardware companies license portions of
SciTech’s technology for incorporation in their products. SciTech is
privately held and the company’s Web address is
http://www.scitechsoft.com> .

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