Microsoft Releases Its Own C Compliler

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BYTE Magazine

April 1985

Microsoft has released Microsoft C version 3.0, which replaces the Lattice-developed C previously sold by Microsoft for the IBM PC. Microsoft's C compiler provides file-sharing and record-locking features for use in network environments; a separate Windows Toolkit will help C programmers develop applications to run under Microsoft Windows. Microsoft says that source and object code can be linked to run directly under MS-DOS or XENIX without modification. Microsoft C is $395.