Microsoft C/C++ 5.x
This is the original standalone Microsoft C/C++ compiler for DOS and Windows - Later versions were rebranded and renumbered as Microsoft Visual C++ and were bundled with Visual Studio or the SDKs.
Wanted: Manuals, manuals, manuals! - Wanted: Microsoft C 1.00
Release notes
Added Huge Model (arrays bigger than 64k), loop optimizations, CVPACK, and QuickC compiler.
5.10 adds OS/2 support. Also adds BIND, EXEHDR and IMPLIB, DOS (CV) and OS/2 (CVP) versions of CodeView.
Wanted: Manual scans Wanted: Redump of Microsoft C 5.0, it is missing some disks.
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Microsoft C Compiler 5.0 (1987) (5.25-360k) |
5.0 | English |
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2.45MB | 4 |
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Microsoft C Compiler 5.1 (1988) (5.25-1.2mb) |
5.1 | English |
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1.47MB | 3 |
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Microsoft C Compiler 5.1 (OS2 Software Development Kit) (1988) (5.25-360k) (3.5-720k) |
5.1 (OS2 SDK) | English |
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50.67MB | 2 |