First post, by noshutdown
i want it to be fully compatible with c++98 standard, so the ever popular msvc6 doesn't qualify. support for c++03 is optional but not essential. also i want it to generate fast executables.
so there aren't many options to choose from, and i wonder if any of them would run on 486:
msvc7/vc.net2003: shall do if it runs.
intel(oldest i can find is 8.0): my favorite, but the manual demands a pentium. and if its intel who says so, its quite likely to fail on 486.
borland c++ builder 5/6/X: never came to love it.
mingw: unlikely to get its downloader working in win98, and its hard to find an old version aswell.