I last used Visual C++ 6.0 on Vista, it works fine and there is no link between the runtime environment and the code it produces. Worse case you would have run it in an XP VM. Some bits of the compiler are 16-bit so you need to have a 32-bit version of windows, because 64-bit Windows doesn't run 16-bit executables. Alexandre is still at Autodesk, he works on Shotgun with a few other former Softimage|3D buddies.
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Matt Lind <speye...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Alexandre worked on Softimage|3D, not sure if he's still with Autodesk. > > I purchased Visual C++ 6.0 in the 1990's to learn programming. I still have > the discs and service packs which is why I'm considering this little mini > project. I just don't want to go through the effort of installing > everything only to find out I overlooked something critical. I'm mostly > worried about using the wrong operating system or installing on incompatible > hardware. But if you say CPU is not important, that makes me feel a little > better. BTW - you can still purchase Visual C++ 6.0 on Amazon.com as an > open box buy. Ironically, the price hasn't changed much in 15 years.
