On 12/26/22 18:19, Chris via cctalk wrote: > It cannot rely on bios/ms-dos services for compiling preferably. Iow I'd like > to perform what I want to do on the target machine itself, LOL which is > hysterical as I've never even seen it boot even once. I could complie on a > standard pc I suppose and pop a disk in the Northstar Dimension. It would be > nice if it's optimized for it's 80186. Or at least supports it's > instructions. My goal is to get MINIX running on it, as the original > Netware-86 OS has proven to be more rare then really anything else. From > there I'd like to figure out how to support the pc compatible (or so we're > told) logic boards that are plugged into the motherboard like standard isa > cards, and even have 34 contacts on their card edge. > > It would be nice if someone had the ideal compiler package they don't need > and could sell. I'm not sure that I understand what you're after, but if you want a period-correct x86 C, Lattice C was what we used and what Microsoft recommended.
https://winworldpc.com/product/lattice-c/2x However, note that LC is not ANSI C90 conforming. But it will run fine on a 5150. The run-time, of course, is your own lookout. --Chuck
