jack@cca.CCA.COM (Jack Orenstein) (07/09/87)
I've been working on a C program that is cramped in several ways by my ancient (has a cassette interface) IBM PC and early-version Lattice C. In looking at new systems, I've narrowed my choice to the Atari 1040 ST and Amiga A2000, because of the graphics and because 68000-based machines avoid the segment-size problems that IBM has decided we can live with. My requirements are as follows: - Hard disk (at least 20 meg) - At least 1 meg main memory - Fast C compiler, ideally with a source level debugger, make, etc. 100% faithful to K & R (my current Lattice C has a number of problems here). - Emacs I'd be grateful for opinions on hardware/software configurations that you have actually used. Given that the A2000 isn't really out yet, I'm interested in what A1000 users have to say. - COST: How much can I expect to spend on the system, color monitor, 20 meg disk and 1 meg main memory? How much for the C software and editor? - SPEED: What's the speed of the compiler? Relative measures (e.g. twice the speed of an 8088-based PC) and absolute measures (e.g. 500 lines per minute) are of interest. - GRAPHICS: Speed and ease-of-programming. - OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: What do you particularly like and dislike? The second biggest lie in recorded history is "I'll post a summary to the net", but I really will if enough people respond. I can be reached at jack@cca.cca.com. Thanks Jack Orenstein