Turbo C User's Guide

Turbo C is installed on the computers in the digital design lab (AK-217). The Turbo C
software is used in support of, primarily, the ECE4801 "Advanced Microprocessor
Systems" course. Unfortunately, the department has only a few TurboC manuals available
for sign-out. These manuals are available in the ECE shop on the first floor. You will need
a student ID to sign out the manual.

Some general information you need to know.

  1. Turbo C can be run from either a command line prompt (type tcc fname.c) or
    from an integrated development environment (type tc fname.c). The integrated
    development environment (IDE) is the suggest route for program development.
  2. Assembly language commands can be embedded within Turbo C code. Although
    not necessarily recommended since the same actions can be accomplished using C
    constructs, further information is provided below.
  3. Turbo C is easy to use, and easy to get into trouble with. Incorrectly set (or
    changed!) options can cause all sorts of headaches, lost time and incorrectly operating
    programs. Specific options that need to be set correctly (or in preferred modes) will
    be explained.
                      
  4. Lastly, when you create your programs, create and run them in a sub-directory under
    the TC main directory, using your initials as the name of the sub-directory.

Turbo C Quick Reference

General Useful Information

Developed and maintained by F. J. Looft, fjlooft@ee.wpi.edu.