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3 total messages Started by Slomcenski.WBST Fri, 07 Feb 1986 13:52
Re: Atari - CP/M connection
#2410
Author: Slomcenski.WBST
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1986 13:52
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Denny,

Due to other priorities, this project has been idle for awhile. I do
intend to get back to it - but can't say exactly when.

  ~Bob
Re: Developement Software
#2439
Author: info-atari
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1986 03:08
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I just tried to post a message but have reason to believe I botched it.
In my rather lengthy non-transmission, I asked for any relevant information
from anyone doing developement, primarily with Megamax C but all info is 
appreciated. Send responses to me here or to:
                                             Sam
                                             1241 Monte Vista
                                             San Luis Obispo, CA.
                                                            93401
-thanks!
Re: Development software
#2470
Author: info-atari
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1986 17:47
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I am interested in doing some software developement on my ST. Several friends
have the Atari developers package and/or Megamax C, and my general impressions
from listening to them are that:      
    1)DR C is unbearably slow in the link stage, and the Megamax C is faster
      in compile/link than the DR C links out of a 1040K ST ramdisk.
    2)The developers pack documentation is big, but rather difficult to sift
      through.

I am interested in creating my own SIMPLE multitasking operating system and
also a compiler as a school project, so I do need rather complete and 
documented BIOS listings, addresses, GEM info, etc.  What I would like is a
review of Megamax C from anyone doing developement work with it. Please 
describe:
     - compile/link times
     - quality of code produced
     - documentation and support
     - bugs and quirks (does code longer than 32K have to be broken up and
            linked like Mac Megamax? Is this a problem? etc...)
     - features (ease of gem support, floating point accuracies, etc)

While I lean towards C, I am not adverse to other languages. I would also
like to hear from those doing developement with other products. Any comments
on other C's, Modula's, Pascal's, Forth's, or other languages is appreciated.

Also if you have any information about the knowledge that may be gleaned 
from Abacus books 'ST Internals' and their GEM reference manual versus
Atari doc's you might pass this along as well.

                             thanks! -Sam
P.S. I confess to being a complete novice at the net. Please direct your
responses to me here, wherever here is on the net (Aye, there's the rub)
or via the US Mail to    
                        1241 Monte Vista
                        San Luis Obispo, CA.
                                 93401

I'll post anything useful I learn.
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