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Sounds like an excellent idea I would say give that mingw a try. It might just be what you need to start.

Haha .. I think I saw that movie

Here is another option to just get a basic gcc/g++ installation in windows: http://www.mingw.org I've never tried it but it seems like it might be a good start if you don't want to mess with linux.

This is the first link in google for installing g++/cygwin in windows: http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/math/ALee/g++/g++.html Not sure if it works.

What is your goal shiner? Do you just want to dabble for fun or do you have some specific objectives? If you are going to dabble for fun, I would recommend you start doing it in linux. Gcc/g++ is practically built in and you will be programming your first program in a matter of seconds. In windows, you can definitely get g++ free. Standard way is to get cygwin which emmulates a linux/unix environment. It has its quirks but not too bad to get started. The problem with the fancy shmancy Microsoft development tools is that they are VERY microsoft specific. If you specifically want to develop windows apps, then definitely Garo has some good pointers. But if you just want to learn pure C/C++ from the ground up, without the Microsoft MESS (ok they do have some good stuff), then starting with g++ and a simple editor is an excellent strategy.

But somehow I don't see them being cheaper than MS ones. At least the couple I have looked at, the one with linux is about the same price as the one with XP ... but maybe that is changing.

I doubt it's cheaper anymore these days. But you will be able to build something with exactly the parts you need and not have to pay a stupid Microsoft Tax (to get one of their OS'es pre-installed).

Sad but

Hehe ... wow seems like your standards have gone up!

I nominate DominO

Soon you will have to tape dave because it will be passed your bed time

Lav e lav ... urax eghi srants het cheir gnatsel: http://www.rubiconscat.com/Stoddard/HDR09/Rollmovie.html

Litch eik gnatsel te tsov? Varvel e vochich bayts mejq@d? Lav chi lav chi Huysov aveli lav es.

Hehehe ... I was actually at a lake yesterday (Don Pedro) ... for the first time this year. Man it felt so good to be out again. The best part of the year have begun!!!! Last week I changed spark plugs and the oil in the boat and man, what a difference, it flies again!

Armenian crossword creators shouldn't be any different than english crossword creators. The creators don't need to understand anything .. you just give them a set of words with a set of hints and they make the crosswords based on the characters in those words.

You can always take any topic and only lists negatives. There are also many positive things among Armenians. I think it is ok to highlight some negatives but in general, it is a bad idea to dwell just on the bad stuff. For example, Movses and I LOVE to go to dinner with Azat. This is because he doesn't eat meat and there is more left for Mosjan and me

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/largest_drink.jpg You mean one of these?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3157 I have always hated Apple commercials because they have managed to fool people into thinking this will not happen with Apple's computers where as they pretty much have exactly the same flaws as PCs: THE USERS!

Oh what's one hour compared to eternal salvation?

Guys guys guys ... My birthday is in July!!! I always accept gifts starting in April so the timing is perfect!

I drink fruity-teas in my sleep in the bath tub right after a big meal Fortunately I don't smoke.

What's a Pentecostal? There's that one big Armenian church on Central that everyone goes to.

Given the track record of earthquake prediction, I can't say I blame the authorities. The problem is that with so many people making so many predictions, there is bound to be some amazing ones that turn out to be true, after the fact. The difficulty is predicting which prediction is the right one before the event

and definitely NOT auger

I'm sure yours is also quite special in its own special ways.