schwager@uiucdcsm.UUCP (09/17/87)
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Greetings, Amiga C Wizards everywhere!
Having purchased my Aztec C version 3.4a, I find myself wallowing in a C
of ignorance. My mind thirsts for knowledge and information- "How do I
interact with the operating system?" it asks, "What do these system
functions do?" it queries. But alas, I know of few manuscripts
available that will satisfy. In a light of inspiration, I have decided
to come to you, fellow netters. What books do you, as the hardcore C
programmer that you are, consider vital to programming the Amiga? I
imagine the AmigaDOS Reference Manual by Bantam Books is one such, and
the Intuituon Reference Manual. Others? By the way, be advised that
I'm using an Amiga 500 with Kickstart 1.2. Are these manuals even
available for 1.2 things? For example, does the AmigaDos Ref. Manual contain
info about the 1.2 commands like path? Thanks for the help!
-mike schwager
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University of Illinois, Dept. of Computer Scienceali@rocky.STANFORD.EDU (Ali Ozer) (09/18/87)
In article <7200010@uiucdcsm> schwager@uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > ... What books do you consider vital to programming the Amiga? ... For programming purposes, there are three sources I use: (1) The three RKMs: "Libraries and Devices," "Exec," & "Intuition." For a total of about $90, these three books provide you with plenty of examples, code, and a full list of all the system functions. Unfortunately there are some errors (although much less than the errors in the first set of RKMs, which I also had...) And I don't think RKMs have all the functions listed (like the newest 1.2 functions --- DrawEllipse and such). (2) "Autodocs" --- These are Unix man-style descriptions of all the functions in 1.2 (including DrawEllipse and such). As far as I can tell, they are not buggy. To look at them, consult your local Amiga developer --- They are available on disk, not in print. (3) Rob Peck's "Programming Guide to the Amiga." It's the kind of book you can sit down and read. Gives a good solid background to programming the Amiga and why you need to do the things you do when programming. None of these books give info about DOS commands and such. They are useful if you want to program the Amiga. You can start programming the machine if you get a hold of (2) and (3), but for more serious work I think you need all three of the above. [BTW, Peck's book also has some errors but he kindly posted a list of corrections a while back. If you get the book, drop me a note and I can mail you the corrections.] Ali Ozer, ali@rocky.stanford.edu
dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) (09/19/87)
>to come to you, fellow netters. What books do you, as the hardcore C >programmer that you are, consider vital to programming the Amiga? I >imagine the AmigaDOS Reference Manual by Bantam Books is one such, and >the Intuituon Reference Manual. Others? By the way, be advised that Apart from all the reference manuals you want the autodocs and *lots* of other people's source to use as examples. -Matt
adamsd@crash.CTS.COM (Adams Douglas) (09/21/87)
In article <601@rocky.STANFORD.EDU> ali@rocky.UUCP (Ali Ozer) writes: >In article <7200010@uiucdcsm> schwager@uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu writes: >> ... What books do you consider vital to programming the Amiga? ... > >For programming purposes, there are three sources I use: > >(1) The three RKMs: "Libraries and Devices," "Exec," & "Intuition." >(2) "Autodocs" >(3) Rob Peck's "Programming Guide to the Amiga." > I would also add to this (I agree, indispensable) list David Lai's "Amiga Developer's Reference Guide--2nd Ed.", published by Pacific Press. Although it is basically a book that lists several different sortings of the same database, the database it uses is a _complete_ list of Amiga functions, includes and declaration (also those for Manx and Lattice). It makes the best possible index for your other reference texts. -- ======================================================= Adams Douglas ARPA:crash!adamsd@nosc.mil AT&T:818-354-3076 <work> DSN/JPL/NASA UUCP:{cbosgd | hplabs!hp-sdd | sdcsvax | nosc}!crash!adamsd Internet: adamsd@crash.CTS.COM My opinions! Do you hear? MINE! Not JPL's. "Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth." -- Socrates "Tell the Truth and run."--Yugoslav proverb