acw@prls.UUCP (Art Willis) (06/03/85)
Saturday 6/1/85, I found a book titled "Presenting the Atari ST"
by L. English and J. Walkowiak, published by Abacus Software. The
Table of Contents is:
1. Introducing the 16-Bit Processors
1.1 The True 16-Bit Processors
1.2 The 68000 Processor
1.3 The 68000 Instruction Set
1.4 Advanced Features of the 68000
2. The Architecture of the Atari ST
2.1 Atari ST Interfaces
2.2 Floppy Disk Interface
2.3 The Hard Disk
2.4 High Speed Through DMA
2.5 The Printer Interface
2.6 The Serial Interface
2.7 The MF 68901
2.8 Sound Capabilities of the Atari ST
2.9 The MIDI Interface
2.10 The Atari ST Keyboard
2.11 The Atari ST Video Interface
3. The Atari ST Operating System
3.1 The CP/M Operating System
3.2 BDOS Functions
3.3 The BIOS of the Atari ST
4. Towards a User-friendly Computer
4.1 The Traditional Office
4.2 Prerequisities for a Friendly Computer
4.3 The Mouse
4.3.1 Working With the Mouse
5. Working With GEM
5.1 Memus
5.2 Windows Under GEM
5.3 The Disk Directory
5.4 Working With Files Under GEM
5.5 Inside GEM
5.6 Virtual Device Interface
5.7 Appliction Environment Services
6. Communication Between Man and Machine
6.1 Computer Languages
6.3 Problem-Oriented Programming Languages
6.4 Interpretive Languages
6.5 Higher-Level Programming Languages
7. LOGO
7.1 Procedures in LOGO
7.2 Summary
This is quite a superficial book, containing only information that
I would expect to find in the appropriate set of data-sheets, i.e.
68000, CP/M, GEM, LOGO, and some of the peripheral chips. The
book contains a number of (typographical?) errors, such as no section
6.2 in the TOC (the last 3 sections of chapter 6 are number 6.2, 6.3,
and 6.4 in the book itself). I have not read it completely yet,
but a casual skimming revealed several other such errors.
The authors are German and the book was apparently written in German
as Greg Dykma is listed as the translator. The cost was (I believe)
$17.95.
I got my copy at:
Computer Literacy
520 Lawerence Expressway
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408)730-9955
and I believe they accept mail and phone orders.
Art Willis
Signetics Microsystems
{Usual disclaimers: I am not connected with Computer Literacy, Atari,
Abacus Software, the CIA, etc., etc. Opinions may or may not be my own
but should only be judged for neatness, clairity, and aptness of thought.}vr0z05@unido.UUCP (06/12/85)
In Germany this book is published by Data Becker Software (a subsidary of Auto Becker, a firm, which imports fine American cars to Germany). It is call "Das Atari ST Premierenbuch". My opinion about the book: same as the one of Art Willis. At the Hannover Fair I got a fine hand out from Digital Research about GEM. In this where on 3 pages much more information than in the above book on 50 pages. Uwe Hoch Computer Science Department University of Dortmund 4600 Dortmund 50 P.O. Box 500500 West Germany E-mail address UUCP: ...!mcvax!unido!vr0z05