
T
he Open Watcom C/C++ compiler was used by the author in developing
the programs in this book. A copy of the compiler is included on the CD-
ROM included with this book. In this section, we will briefly discuss this
and other compilers that can be used.
OPEN WATCOM C/C++
Open Watcom C/C++ is an Open Source successor to WATCOM, a commercial
compiler previously marketed by Sybase and Powersoft. The current version of
Open Watcom C/C++ (v. 1.6) is a professional, optimizing, multi-platform C and
C++ compiler with a comprehensive suit of development tools for developing
and debugging both 16-bit and 32-bit applications for DOS, extended DOS,