There is a huge library of PC software in existence, both commercial and public domain. Commercial software must be bought and used within the terms of the license which usually restricts its use to one machine and one person, and an agreement not to copy it for anyone elses use. For the users benefit, the vendors are usually obliged to provide support. Public domain software is donated free to libraries, and is available for the cost of administration and the disk. It is, however, without guarantee or support, so is used by those who are willing to accept this.
Arcom supply a selection of software, the most important of which are high level languages. This software includes:
Aztec C
Arcom distribute this C compiler for the 8088 processor family. Code can be generated for the SCPC88 processor board, or the Arcom SC88T 80188 processor board. Arcom have tailored and maintain the run time package for the SC88T. A major benefit is that there are no licensing charges for using the run time package in target systems. C is very popular language for systems programmers, by virtue of its unrestrictive syntax and low level accessibility.
AB88
Arcom have written and maintain this BASIC compiler for the 8088 family. Users familiar with other BASICs will quickly appreciate the ease of use and powerful features of AB88 with its high level constructs such as function definitions, local variables,
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, hex numbers, bitwise operators, file handling, and IO channelling. The syntax is very similar to the AB80 BASIC compiler for the Z80, hence it is easy to port BASIC programs between Z80 and 8088 machines. The run time package has the same licensing arrangement as that of the Aztec C package above.EPROM programming software
This easy to use, menu driven software requires an Arcom SEP board.
Arcom can also supply a range of other languages and assemblers on request. Consult the current catalogue for details.