What  languages  should  I  use? 
Until writing programs under DOS or Linux the best choice about languages is the famous C/C++. I prefer it because is very powerful, fast and very simple to interface with assembly procedures. If I write programs under Windows I prefer Delphi because is very simple to use, but I hardly make programs under Windows. Only under DOS or Linux I can take the whole control of the keyboard, the timer, the graphics card with my own code. Instead under Windows I must use the code written by other (because this OS is very hardly to use) and I never can take the whole control of the machine. In my opinion the windows system is useful only for serious application, not for games. Pheraphs I know only a bit about this system, so I can say bad.

How  about  compilators? 
For years I've used Turbo C and next Borland C/C++. Those compilators was very good for the DOS machine: very fast in compiling and linking and easy to use. But the programs compiled with those compilers are limited by the 16 bit code. But since I've discovered Internet I've used the great DJGPP 32 bit compiler: fast, powerful and FREE! I think is the best choice if you haven't enough money to buy Watchom C/C++, another 32 bit compiler. Read the next paragraph for more information.

What  is  DJGPP?
DJGPP is a 32 bit compiler for the i386 (or better) processor based upon DOS system. It use an DPMI server which allows a 4 GByte flat address space and up to 256 MBytes of virtual memory. It's very similar to the GNU project for Linux. For details see the readme.1st downloaded from one of the following ftp servers.

You can download the files from a lot of ftp site. There are a list:

Country         Host                     Directory
---------       ----------------------   -------------------
Australia       ftp.iniaccess.net.au     /pub/simtelnet
Australia       ftp.tas.gov.au           /pub/simtelnet
Belgium         ftp.linkline.be          /mirror/simtelnet
Belgium         ftp.tornado.be           /pub/simtelnet
Brazil          ftp.unicamp.br           /pub/simtelnet
Canada          ftp.direct.ca            /pub/simtelnet
Canada          ftp.synapse.net          /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic  pub.vse.cz               /pub/simtelnet
China           ftp.pku.edu.cn           /pub/simtelnet
England         micros.hensa.ac.uk       /pub/simtelnet
England         ftp.demon.co.uk          /pub/simtelnet
England         sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk     /packages/simtelnet
Finland         ftp.funet.fi             /mirrors/ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet
France          ftp.grolier.fr           /pub/simtelnet
France          ftp.ibp.fr               /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.tu-chemnitz.de       /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-heidelberg.de    /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-paderborn.de     /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-trier.de         /pub/pc/mirrors/simtelnet
Hong Kong       ftp.hkstar.com           /pub/simtelnet
Hong Kong       sunsite.ust.hk           /pub/simtelnet
Italy           cis.utovrm.it            /simtelnet
Italy           ftp.unina.it             /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.iij.ad.jp            /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.riken.go.jp          /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.saitama-u.ac.jp      /pub/simtelnet
Korea           ftp.nuri.net             /pub/simtelnet
Mexico          ftp.gdl.iteso.mx         /pub/simtelnet
Netherlands     ftp.nic.surfnet.nl       /mirror-archive/software/simtelnet
New Zealand     ftp.vuw.ac.nz            /pub/simtelnet
Poland          ftp.icm.edu.pl           /pub/simtelnet
Portugal        ftp.ip.pt                /pub/simtelnet
Portugal        ftp.ua.pt                /pub/simtelnet
Romania         ftp.sorostm.ro           /pub/simtelnet
Slovenia        ftp.arnes.si             /software/simtelnet
South Africa    ftp.is.co.za             /pub/simtelnet
South Africa    ftp.sun.ac.za            /pub/simtelnet
South Korea     ftp.nuri.net             /pub/simtelnet
South Korea     ftp.sogang.ac.kr         /pub/simtelnet
Sweden          ftp.sunet.se             /pub/simtelnet
Switzerland     nic.switch.ch            /mirror/simtelnet
Taiwan          ftp.ncu.edu.tw           /Packages/simtelnet
Taiwan          NCTUCCCA.edu.tw          /PC/simtelnet
Thailand        ftp.nectec.or.th         /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
US, California  ftp.digital.com          /pub/micro/pc/simtelnet
US, Illinois    uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu   /pub/systems/pc/simtelnet
US, Mass.       ftp.bu.edu               /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
US, Michigan    oak.oakland.edu          /pub/simtelnet
US, Oklahoma    ftp.uoknor.edu           /pub/simtelnet
US, Oregon      ftp.orst.edu             /pub/simtelnet
US, Virginia    mirrors.aol.com          /pub/simtelnet

There are a list of file to dowload (link are referred to ftp.digital.com):

• To build C programs, you'll need
  • djdev201.zip (1502Kb) - Basically libraryes and application
  • gcc2721b.zip (1071Kb) - The compiler binary
  • bnu281b.zip (1740Kb)- various utility
• For C++
  • gpp2721b.zip (665Kb) - The C++ compiler binaries
  • lgp271b.zip (623Kb)
• Other stuff:
  • txi390b.zip (455Kb) for the online manual (info)
  • csdpmi3b.zip (39Kb) if you don't have a DPMI server
  • faq210b.zip (389Kb) - The full FAQ list
  • alleg22.zip - A graphics library
  • rhide13b.zip (1451Kb) - An integrated IDE like Borland C for DJGPP (very useful)
  • mak375b.zip (204Kb) - Make utility
  • infng100.zip - Trasform info file to norton guide database

For more informations visit the official site.

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