jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) (02/03/90)
Is there any way to do windows programming without buying the SDK? Some of us are poor students that would like to experiment writing Windows programs, but I can't figure out how to find out what the Windows system calls are or how to make them from MS C if I don't have a library of windows support routines (I do have Windows/286 2.1). Are there any PD windows libraries out there anywhere? -- John Dudeck "You want to read the code closely..." jdudeck@Polyslo.CalPoly.Edu -- C. Staley, in OS course, teaching ESL: 62013975 Tel: 805-545-9549 Tanenbaum's MINIX operating system.
KUO@oregon.uoregon.edu (Shijong Kuo) (02/05/90)
In article <25ca3f73.ee8@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>, jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) writes: > Is there any way to do windows programming without buying the SDK? > Some of us are poor students that would like to experiment writing > Windows programs, but I can't figure out how to find out what the > Windows system calls are or how to make them from MS C if I don't > have a library of windows support routines (I do have Windows/286 2.1). > I have not started yet, but I understand you can develop windows appl. using Actors, from whitewaters group. Its a object oriented language environment implemented using the windows environment. The cost is $99. for academic community. kuo@oregon.uoregon.edu
akm@spencer.cs.uoregon.edu (Anant Kartik Mithal) (02/05/90)
Actor is an object-oriented language that produces Windows executables. The academic price is $99. Suggested retail is $495. It is produced by the Whitewater Group The Whitewater Group, Inc. Technology Innovation Center 906 University Place, Evanston IL 60201 (312) 491-2370 kartik ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anant Kartik Mithal akm@cs.uoregon.edu Department of Computer Science akm@oregon.BITNET University of Oregon
patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) (02/13/90)
In article <25ca3f73.ee8@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) writes: > >Is there any way to do windows programming without buying the SDK? >Some of us are poor students that would like to experiment writing >Windows programs, but I can't figure out how to find out what the >Windows system calls are or how to make them from MS C if I don't >have a library of windows support routines (I do have Windows/286 2.1). Well, John, one option is to buy Actor for $99 (the educational discount). It won't be C code, but it will allow you to create a stand along Windows App. The only other option is the SDK since pretty much every other Windows development tool requires it. -- "Organized fandom is composed of a bunch of nitpickers with a thing for trivial pursuit." -Harlan Ellison
patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) (02/13/90)
In article <1990Feb4.230241.3322@cs.uoregon.edu> akm@spencer.cs.uoregon.edu (Anant Kartik Mithal) writes: >Actor is an object-oriented language that produces Windows >executables. The academic price is $99. Suggested retail is $495. Actually, we've gone to version 2.0 and the retail price is now $695 (we added a lot in the way of the object library). -- "Organized fandom is composed of a bunch of nitpickers with a thing for trivial pursuit." -Harlan Ellison
hcd@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Hugh Davis) (02/14/90)
>>Is there any way to do windows programming without buying the SDK? >>... >Well, John, one option is to buy Actor for $99 (the educational discount). >It won't be C code, but it will allow you to create a stand along Windows >App. The only other option is the SDK since pretty much every other >Windows development tool requires it. I doubt you will get far in Actor either, without needing the Resource Compiler, (RC) which comes with SDK.
kung@maven.u.washington.edu (Darwei Kung) (02/16/90)
In article <2388@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, hcd@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Hugh Davis) writes: >>>Is there any way to do windows programming without buying the SDK? >>>... > >>Well, John, one option is to buy Actor for $99 (the educational discount). >>It won't be C code, but it will allow you to create a stand along Windows >>App. The only other option is the SDK since pretty much every other >>Windows development tool requires it. > > I doubt you will get far in Actor either, without needing the Resource > Compiler, (RC) which comes with SDK. Well, Actor does come with RC, and supports all the usual window resources. Darwei Kung -- =============================================================================== Darwei Kung | Why? | Because. KUNG@UWAV1.BITNET | How? KUNG@TOBY.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU | Donno. ===============================================================================
patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) (02/18/90)
In article <2388@ecs.soton.ac.uk> hcd@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Hugh Davis) writes: >I doubt you will get far in Actor either, without needing the Resource >Compiler, (RC) which comes with SDK. Um, we do include the Resource Compiler with Actor. Otherwise it would be very, very difficult to do things (although CreateDialogIndirect and ChangeMenu would cover a lot). -- "Organized fandom is composed of a bunch of nitpickers with a thing for trivial pursuit." -Harlan Ellison