> as I understand it, there are
> different versions (ANSI C, C
> for IBM PCs, C for 8051/8052,
> etc.) that are different. I
> would like to learn the version
> to write code for the 8051 Family
> of microcontrollers.

The differences between versions of C are usually pretty subtle. I've worked on Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, various Unix versions of C, as well as Archimedes C for the 8051. It's pretty much all the same--it's just a matter of stumbling upon the minor idiosyncracies of each version. Pretty much if you know any version of 'C' you're not going to have any problems moving to another version of C.

Most 8051 C compilers that I've seen on the market claim to be ANSI C compliant.

Craig Steiner