FairCom has announced d-tree, a set of applications generation modules which can be used as is, or can be modified to suit a programmer's specific needs. A comprehensive set of application development aids is supplied: data dictionary, program dictionary, file reorganization utility, and program generator. d-tree provides routines to extend the toolboxes included with c-tree (FairCom's file handler) and r-tree (FairCom's report generator). d-tree supports all commercial grade C compilers. It requires 256K memory.
The introductory price is set at $495. Reader Service No. 20.
FairCom 4006 W. Broadway Columbia, MO 65203 314-445-6833
Big Bang Software has released an MC68020 symbolic simulator/debugger for the professional cross-developer. The software package, a companion to the MC68000/10 simulator released in 1986, enables the user to test and debug 68020 software on IBM PCs or compatibles. Hex files of Motorola 5-Records can be disassembled and displayed. Instructions can be executed in either fast or single-step mode. Results of each executed instruction on registers, flags, and 68020 memory are immediately available for display. During single-stepping the display shows the last instruction executed, the current contents of all registers, and the instruction following the last executed. All 68020 instructions, addressing modes and condition codes are fully supported. Load, dump, and breakpoint facilities are included. The product runs on IBM PCs, IBM PC XTs, IBM PC ATs, and compatibles with DOS 2.0 or later and 256K.
The price is $395. Reader Service No. 21.
Big Bang Software Beachwalk Centre 7151 W. Hwy. 98, Ste. 286 Panama City Beach, FL 32407 904-784-7114
Fastmath is a math programming language which is available from 21st Century Data. Fastmath records and runs a program as the programmer enters it. Users can modify command entries using the built-in editor and execute completed programs nonstop using run mode. Fastmath performs arithmetic, algebraic, logical, and advanced mathematical point display. Other arithmetic modes include signed and unsigned decimal, hexadecimal, octal, and binary. The program conforms to the specifications of IEEE Binary Floating Point Arithmetic Standard Number 754. All programs created with Fastmath are fully portable.
The product is available for the Macintosh, IBM PCs, IBM PS/2s, and compatibles. Reader Service No. 22.
21st Century Data P.O. Box 1139 Solana Beach, CA 92075 619-755-6218
Genus Microprogramming has announced the PCX Programmer's Toolkit, which provides complete documentation and software that allows software developers to create applications with the ability to display, save, capture, and manipulate PCX format images. The Toolkit supports all display modes of the Hercules, CGA, EGA, and VGA display adapters, and contains a comprehensive set of compiler interfaces. These interfaces include Microsoft C, Quick C, Turbo C, Lattice C, Quick Basic, Turbo Basic, Turbo Pascal, and Clipper. Except for Turbo Basic, libraries are provided that are directly linked to the user's program, and Quick Libraries are provided for the Microsoft integrated compilers. All routines are written in assembly language.
Additional features include several utility programs that display and capture screens, cut out sections of an image, locate screen coordinates, inspect image headers, and manage image libraries. An image library manager allows images to be grouped together and compressed, saving as much as 50 percent of disk space.
The Toolkit is priced at $89.95. Source code is available for an additional $100. Reader Service No. 23.
Genus Microprogramming 6305 Mobud Dr. Houston, TX 77074 713-771-4914
EPEC, from Jandi Technologies, integrates a traditional text editor and a basic word processor together under a proprietary windowing system that supports true windows and true multitasking. Some of the features of EPEC include: a windowing environment; cross window editing; joint window editing; multiple undo's and redo's; range copying and deleting; area cutting, pasting, editing, and text reformatting; separating print attributes from the main text; extended ASCII graphics; cross reference generations; and key stream assignment to a function key or file. EPEC is available for IBM PCs, IBM PC XTs, IBM PC ATs, and compatibles.
The package comes with keyboard-key templates and a 200 + page user's manual and is priced at $99. Reader Service No. 24.
Jandi Technologies 155-U New Boston St. Woburn, MA 01801 617-932-0629
The C Programmer's Association has been formed to provide C programmers with inexpensive C functions and to offer C programmers the opportunity to make profit from the C functions they have written. Programmers can purchase single C functions or entire libraries. Programs can be ordered through the C Programmer's Association's bulletin board. All functions purchased are licensed to members only. Members may include these functions in programs intended for commercial distribution.
Programmers may also submit C functions to the association. If the function is accepted by the association, the programmer will receive a percentage of each one that is sold, Reader Service No. 25,
C Programmer's Association 10668 Ellen St., Ste. G El Monte, CA 91731 818-442-1522
Whitesmiths Ltd. is now shipping its new ANSI standard Version 3.3 optimizing C cross compiler for the Motorola MC68HC11 and new interactive C source-level cross debugger, CXDB/6811, The packages run under PC- and MS-DOS, VAX/VMS, and on the Sun and Apollo workstations. The features of the cross compiler ; include support for five programming models, a fast function calling mechanism, and support for C source-level debugging. CXDB/6811 is an interactive C source-level debugger which is fully integrated with Whitesmiths' cross compiler. The program allows users to debug target code in terms of original C source code using the resources provided by the host system and is used as a first-phase or logic debugger.
License fees for the C cross compiler range from $1,500 to $7,000. License fees for the C cross compiler and CXDB/6811 together range from $2,500 to $12,000. Reader Service No, 26,
Whitesmiths Ltd, 59 Power Rd, Westford, MA 01886 617-692-7800
C__talk from CNS Inc. is an object-oriented programming environment for the C programming language. It adds to C the essential ingredients of object-oriented languages, namely: encapsulation, inheritance, and a dynamically-bound messaging mechanism. C__talk comes with a set of software tools to help programmers get started with object-oriented software engineering: a powerful Smalltalk-like Browser for defining and editing classes of objects; a preprocessor to convert C__talk object class descriptions into standardized C source files that are compatible with the most popular C compilers; a semiautomatic make utility for controlling the preprocessing, compiling, and linking of an application program; and a set of predefined objects, called foundation classes, to use as basic building blocks in getting an application started.
C__talk runs on IBM PCs and compatibles with 512K. It works with Microsoft C, Turbo C, Lattice C, and Computer Innovations C86. A hard disk and a mouse are recommended.
The product sells for $149.95. Reader Service No. 27. CNS Inc. 7090 Shady Oak Rd. Eden Prairie, MN 55344 612-944-0170
Micro Computer Control (MCC) has announced CLIB-521, a C language support library for the Advanced Micro Devices 80C521 singlechip microcontroller, compatible with MCC's MICRO/C-51 cross-compiler. CLIB-521 provides fully developed and tested MlCRO/C functions for chip-specific peripherals. Included in the package are functions that perform fast block moves, maintain an external RAM pseudo stack, initialize and control the Watch-Dog Timer, and control entry and exit from Idle and Power Down Modes, Also provided is an automatic memory status check to help recover system operation after a power-down reset, CLIB-521 includes the CLIB linkable library file, source files for all library functions, and 80C521 Processor Descriptor File which provides direct access to all on-chip peripherals directly from the MICRO/C language, and a user's guide including application examples.
Price for the package is $125. Reader Service No. 28.
Micro Computer Control P.O. Box 275 Hopewell, NJ 08525 609-466-1751
Migent is now shipping The Developer's Toolkit for C Language, which is a complete set of C libraries. The Toolkit also contains a personal engine, which can be resold without royalties- report writer, forms generator, database administrator, and import/export capability. All resulting applications immediately become multiuser when placed on a LAN with the Emerald Bay Database Server, Suggested retail price is $495. Reader Service No. 29.
Migent Inc. 865 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village, NV 89450 702-832-3700