WATCOM Complier Products withdrawn from PC Laboratories

WATCOM compiler products, which run in DOS mode, have been withdrawn from the PCs in all PC Laboratories since February 1, 1999. These WATCOM products include: The software company Sybase, Inc., which purchased the Watcom Corporation, will not ensure that these products be Year 2000 compliant, and they will no longer support these products or release new versions.

For users who have to use these language compilers to compile their programs, please use the host version of these language compilers available in the hkusua or hkusub computer systems.  Users are reminded that their programs may need to be modified to conform to the syntax required by the language compilers on the host compilers.

Should you have any queries, please contact the undersigned.

Tony F.K. Lai
Tel: 2859 7976
E-mail: lfk@cc.hku.hk



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