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<h1>Watcom C/C++ Resources</h1>
<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="#powersoft">Powersoft resources</a> - Resources that Powersoft have provided
<p><a href="#independent">Independent resources</a> - Independent Watcom C/C++ specific material
<p><a href="#general">General C++</a> - Applies to C++ in general
<p><a href="#windows">Windows resources</a> - General Windows development resources
<p><a href="#games">Games programming</a> - MS-DOS Games programming
<p><a href="#dos">MS-DOS programming</a> - The target for most games
<p><a href="#usenet">Usenet resources</a> - Non-powersoft newsgroups
<p><a href="#corp">Corporate Sites</a> - Powersoft corporate websites
<p><a href="#credits">Credits</a> - Who helped out...
<p><a href="#new">What's new</a> - Recent changes
<a name="powersoft"><h2>Powersoft resources</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.powersoft.com/products/languages/watccpl.html">
Watcom C/C++ product page</a> - product information on Watcom C/C++
<p><a href="http://www.powersoft.com/services/support/c_cpp/">
Watcom C/C++ Technical Support Home</a> - links to support for Watcom
C/C++.
<p><a
href="http://etsprod.powersoft.com/scripts/pbisa050.dll/ptrackt/u_logon/f_entry?">
WebExpress</a> - report/track bugs and enhancement requests.
<p><a
href="news://forums.powersoft.com/powersoft.public.watcom_c_c++.general">powersoft.public.watcom_c_c++.general</a>
- Watcom C/C++ Newsgroup at forums.powersoft.com
<p><a href="http://www.powersoft.com/services/support/c_cpp/infobase/">
Watcom C/C++ Infobases</a> - searchable questions and answers.
<p><a href="http://www.powersoft.com/services/support/c_cpp/files/">
Watcom C/C++ Software Libraries</a> - see here for samples and patches.
<p><a
href="http://www.powersoft.com/services/support/c_cpp/files/c_v11.html">
Watcom C/C++ v11.0 Library</a> - patches for the latest version.
<a name="independent"><h2>Independent resources</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9498/watfaq.html">
Watcom C/C++ FAQ</a> - Paul Hsieh's Watcom C/C++ FAQ. This contains a few
useful links too. Also in <a
href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9498/watfaq.txt">text</a>.
<p><a href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9498/watcom.html">Watcom
C/C++ Links</a> - Paul Hsieh's links page<a name="general"><h2>General C++</h2>
<h3>General</h3>
<p><a
href="http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Programming_Languages/C_and_C__/C__/"
target=top>
C++ at Yahoo</a>
<h3>Standard Template Library</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.ipmce.su/~fbp/stl/">Standard Template Library
Adaptation Page</a> - port of the SGI STL that works on Watcom C/C++
<p><a href="http://www.sgi.com/Technology/STL/">Standard Template Library
Programmer's Guide</a> - includes a version that doesn't work on Watcom C/C++
<p><a
href="http://www.objectspace.com/toolkits/download/index.html">ObjectSpace
STL</a> - a formerly commercial version of the STL
<p><a href="http://www.xmission.com/~ksvhsoft/stl_links.html">STL Links</a>
- a better set of links for STL than I have
<h3>Puzzles</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~shappir/cppriddles.html">
Dan's C++ Riddle Page</a>
<p><a href="http://www.cntc.com/resources/gotw.html">Guru of the Week</a> -
archive of questions and answers posted weekly to <a href="news:comp.lang.c++.moderated">comp.lang.c++.moderated</a>
<h3>Periodicals</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.cuj.com">C/C++ Users Journal Home Page</a>
<p><a href="http://www.sigs.com/publications/cppr/">C++ Report</a> - a good
magazine I no longer subscribe to
<a name="windows"><h2>Windows resources</h2>
<h3>Microsoft</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/win32dev/">Microsoft's Win32 development
site</a> - you can download the Win32 SDK
<p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/">MSDN Online</a> - register to
see the SDK and DDK documentation
<h3>Periodicals</h3>
<p>From hardcore Windows to visual development.
<p><a href="http://www.wdj.com">Windows Developer's Journal</a> - tends to
be Windows SDK based, a good read
<p><a href="http://www.msj.com">Microsoft Systems Journal</a> - sometimes a
bit heavy on the bleeding edge.
<p><a href="http://www.pennwell.com/wintech.html">Windows Tech
Journal</a>
<p><a href="http://www.coriolis.com/Site/MSIE/vdm/index.htm">Visual
Developer Magazine</a><a name="games"><h2>Games programming</h2>
<p><a href="ftp://x2ftp.oulu.fi/pub/msdos/programming/watcom/">X2 Support
Group Game Development Archive</a> - some interesting libraries and tools
<p><a href="http://www.io.com/~paulhart/game/">Paul Hart's Games
Programming page</a> - interesting links
<a name="dos"><h2>MS-DOS programming</h2>
<p><a
href="http://www-cgi.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/ralf/pub/WWW/files.html">Ralf
Brown's Interrupt List</a> - the definitive reference for MS-DOS
interrupts.
<p><a href="http://www.tenberry.com/index.htm">Tenberry Software Inc.</a> -
Publisher of DOS4G/W. The DOS4GW FAQ is available here.
<p><a href="http://www.di.net/pmw">PMODE/W Home Page</a> - home to latest
version of PMODE/W, a free DOS extender that works with Watcom.
<p><a href="http://www.devoresoftware.com">Devore Software &
Consulting</a> - home to Causeway a Dos Extender that works with
Watcom. Very active development.
<a name="usenet"><h2>Usenet resources</h2>
<p>You need to use your ISP's news server or <a
href="http://www.dejanews.com">Deja News</a> for these:
<h3>C++</h3>
<p><a href="news:comp.lang.c++.moderated">comp.lang.c++.moderated</a> -
moderated C++ discussion group. (via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.lang.c%2b%2b.moderated">Deja
News</a>.)
<p><a href="news:comp.std.c++">comp.std.c++</a> - discussion of the Draft
C++ Standard. (via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.std.c%2b%2b">Deja
News</a>.)
<p><a href="news:comp.lang.c++">comp.lang.c++</a> - a very busy group
(unfortunately with many off-topic messages <em><sigh></em>). (via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.lang.c%2b%2b">Deja
News</a>.)
<h3>"C"</h3>
<p><a href="news:comp.std.c">comp.std.c</a> - C standardisation discussion
(via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.std.c">Deja
News</a>.)
<p><a href="news:comp.lang.c">comp.lang.c</a> - a very busy C discussion
group. (via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.lang.c">Deja
News</a>.)
<h3>Microsoft Windows</h3>
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.* - there's a lot of Windows programming groups
(via <a href="">Deja News</a>.)
<h3>MFC Programming</h3>
<a href="news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc">comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc</a>
- unfortunately very MS Visual C++ oriented (via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc">Deja
News</a>.)
<h3>MS-DOS Programming</h3>
<a href="news:comp.os.msdos.programmer">comp.os.msdos.programmer</a> -
active MS-DOS programming group (via <a
href="http://xp5.dejanews.com/rn_print.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent&threaded=1&maxhits=25&showsort=date&agesign=1&ageweight=3&days=90&ST=RN&group=comp.os.msdos.programmer">Deja
News</a>.)
<a name="corp"><h2>Corporate Sites</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.powersoft.com/">Powersoft Web Site</a>
<p><a href="http://www.sybase.com/">Sybase Web Site</a>
<p><a href="http://www.visualcomp.com/">Visual Components</a>
<a name="credits"><h2>Credits</h2>
<p>If you make a submission, let me know if you want a link to your email
address or a home page.
<p>Stephen Howe - supplied the x2ftp site, the DOS extender sites and Paul
Hsieh's pages.
<a name="new"><h2>What's new</h2>
<h3>25aug97</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added some extra DOS links from Stephen Howe</li>
<li>Changed Watcom C/C++ FAQ to point to the HTML version</li>
<li>Added more Usenet newsgroups and added Deja News links for them
too</li>
<li>Added periodicals to Windows</li>
</ul>]]>