Borland International Inc is now shipping Turbo C++ with an application framework called Turbo Vision. An application framework is an object-oriented software library that simplifies the development of computer programs. The framework includes a generic application that programmers can use to create windows, pull-down menus, dialogue boxes, and scroll bars, all with mouse support. The Turbo C++ & Turbo Vision package includes two compilers in one; an ANSI C compiler and a C++ compiler conforming to the AT&T C++ 2.0 specification. The C++ Application Framework provides support for streamable objects, whereby objects can be made persistent – that is objects managed by the database runtime – by reading them from and writing them to files. Meanwhile, the Programmer’s Platform is an integrated development environment designed to make it easier for programmers to compile, debug and run C and C++ applications. It features overlapping windows, mouse support, Turbo Help, a multi-file editor and an integrated debugger. The smart project manager, a visual Make utility, helps take the complexity out of managing projects, says Borland, and gives the programmer access to an application’s code. Also part of the package is VROOMM Overlay Manager, which provides automatic overlay control and enables programmers to develop larger programs that take advantage of overlays that operate in 640Kb of memory. Context-sensitive, hypertext help is available via Turbo Help with copy-and-paste examples for every run-time library function to enhance programmer productivity and ease of use. Turbo C++ with Turbo Vision is compatible with Borland C++ so that code written using Turbo C++ can be converted to Borland C++. Turbo C++ & Turbo Vision requires MS-DOS version 2.0 or later and operates on MS-DOS micros with 640Kb of memory (512Kb for command-line compiler), a hard disk with 7Mb minimum of free disk space is required. The price for Turbo C++ & Turbo Vision is $200. Upgrades for Turbo C++ users cost $100.
