-#if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ < 0x582)
-#error "This version of wxWidgets requires at least Borland 5.82 (Turbo Explorer); You may at your own risk remove this line and try your system"
+#if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ < 0x550)
+#error "This version of wxWidgets requires a newer version of Borland - we recommend 5.82 (Turbo Explorer); You may at your own risk remove this line and try your system"
+#endif /* __BORLANDC__ */
+
+#if defined(__BORLANDC__) && (__BORLANDC__ < 0x582) && (__BORLANDC__ > 0x559)
+#error "This version of wxWidgets has problems with Borland 5.6; we recommend getting Borland 5.82 (Turbo Explorer); You may at your own risk remove this line and try your system"