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* Visual C ++ 2. 0, which included MFC 3. 0, was the first version to be 32-bit only.

In many ways, this version was ahead of its time, since Windows 95, then codenamed " Chicago ", was not yet released, and Windows NT had only a small market share.

As a result, this release was almost a " lost generation ".

Microsoft included and updated Visual C ++ 1. 5 as part of the 2. x releases up to 2. 1, which included Visual C ++ 1. 52, and both 16-bit and 32-bit version of the Control Development Kit ( CDK ) were included.

Visual C ++ 2. x also supported Win32s development.

It is available through Microsoft Developer Network.

There was a Visual C ++ 2. 0 RISC Edition for MIPS and Alpha processors, as well as a cross-platform edition for the Macintosh ( 68000 instruction set ).