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3 unusual facts about Watcom


Watcom

Doom, Descent, Magic Carpet, System Shock, Fast Attack, Atomic Bomberman, Duke Nukem 3D and Fallout are among well known games that were compiled with Watcom C.

In 1992, Watcom began a move into the client-server arena with the introduction of Watcom SQL, a SQL database server product.

X86 calling conventions

Watcom does not support the fastcall keyword except to alias it to null.


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Code::Blocks

Code::Blocks supports multiple compilers, including MinGW / GCC, Digital Mars, Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, LLVM Clang, Watcom, LCC and the Intel C++ compiler.

Sybase

The acquisition also marked the basis of Sybase’s entry into the enterprise mobility market with Watcom SQL, which Sybase renamed SQL Anywhere.


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