From megalith!errors@uunet.UU.NET Sat May 7 00:48:38 1994 Received: from relay2.UU.NET by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.5) id AA28188; Sat, 7 May 94 00:48:36 PDT Received: from uucp5.uu.net by relay2.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AAwovf29572; Sat, 7 May 94 03:48:33 -0400 Received: from megalith.UUCP by uucp5.uu.net with UUCP/RMAIL ; Sat, 7 May 1994 03:48:36 -0400 Received: by megalith.miami.fl.us (V1.16.20/w5, Dec 29 1993, 21:22:55) id <1ex6@megalith.miami.fl.us>; Sat, 7 May 94 02:38:21 EDT -0400 Return-Path: Sender: overlord@megalith.miami.fl.us Errors-To: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Warnings-To: errors@megalith.miami.fl.us Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Reply-To: bryce@uclink.berkeley.edu (Bryce Craig Nesbitt) Message-Number: 815 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.announce X-Newssoftware: CSAA NMS 1.2 Organization: Obvious Implementations Corporation Message-Id: Date: Sat, 07 May 1994 02:38:18 -0400 (EDT) From: bryce@uclink.berkeley.edu (Bryce Craig Nesbitt) (CSAA) To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu (CSAA-Submissions) Subject: DICE C development system for sale Status: RO [ Press release substantially edited for this group. -Dan ] May 1, 1994 - Cary, NC - Obvious Implementations Coporation announces DICE 3.0, by famous Amiga Gurus Matt Dillon (freeware author), Andy Finkel (Amiga OS), John Toebes (Software Distillery) and Bryce Nesbitt (Amiga OS & Enforcer). This programming system is intended for use by programmers at all levels of expertise. The DICE compiler is part of an integrated "system" of programming tools designed to ease and speed creating programs for the Amiga. For beginners, DICE offers an intuitive visual approach to creating programs -- and numerous examples. For programmers at all levels, DICE integrates seamlessly with text editors, offering tools and information at the touch of a button. The new DICE focuses on _productivity_. The DICE system focuses on getting code from keyboard to execution as quickly as possible. It gives programmers a quick development cycle and fast compile time so they can try new things quickly. It brings all help online to save programmers from flipping through the manual. DICE 3.0 includes: o Complete 450 page manual, including a section on avoiding the most common programming pitfalls. o Full, fast, online help available in under a second. o A complete visual compile environment (fully configurable to provide a visual environment for any program). o All the updates, fixes and enhancements you'd expect to the original. o ANSI compatibility. o Romable code generation tools. o Source code management tools. o An easy to use full source level debugger -- with the most asked- for features o A compression system for use on floppy disk systems. o Two powerful Arexx-aware programmer's editors o Full source code for the libraries and dozens of examples. o AmigaOS 1.3, 2.0, and 3.0 libraries and include files. o ANSI, Unix(TM) compatibility, and Amiga link libraries. o A package of "bonus" tools to help find bugs in your code. o Error messages in German, French, or English. The new DICE is fast, inexpensive, easy, fun and works on any Amiga, including floppy disk systems. DICE is only $150. SAS/C owners pay $95. Students pay $85. Owners of the registered version pay $75, and students who own the registered version pay just $65. Add $5 for international shipping. Obvious Implementations Corporation P.O. Box 4487 Cary, NC 27519-4487 USA 1-800-761-2042 or 1-919-859-7407. Email for full information about DICE: info@oic.COM -- Read all administrative posts before putting your post up. Mailing list: announce-request@cs.ucdavis.edu. Comments to CSAA2@megalith.miami.fl.us. MAIL ALL COMP.SYS.AMIGA.ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO announce@cs.ucdavis.edu.