CATS Amiga Developer Info 29-June-92 ===================================== Attached is information on CATS developer materials, Amiga registered developer programs, Amiga programming manuals, and Workbench licensing. We would appreciate your help in cross-posting this information to other electronic information systems. Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Information List for Non-Registered Developers and Users Listed below are the materials available through Department C of Commodore Business Machines, Inc., 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA, 19380. Send check or money order only (no credit card orders) to Department C at the above address. These materials are shipped from the new warehouse location in Mechanicsburg, PA. Shipping and handling for USA is $3.00. Shipping and handling for Canada and Europe (via Air) is $15.00. Add local state sales tax for the following states: Pennsylvania, Virginia, California, Tennessee and Illinois. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. A500/A2000 Technical Reference Guide, P/N: TECHREF01 $40.00 A 275-page reference manual that describes the technical features of the A500 and A2000, as well as those features that differ from the A1000. Table of contents includes: System Block Diagrams, Amiga Expansion, Designing Hardware for the Amiga Expansion Architecture, Driver Documentation, Software for Amiga Expansion, PC Bridgeboard and schematics. Programmer's Guide to ARexx and Disk, P/N: AREXX01 $20.00 (August 1991) Manual (228 pages) and disk designed to allow you easy access to the power of ARexx. Includes information on how to make effective use of ARexx, how to conform to development standards and how to interface applicatations to the ARexx environment. 1989 Amiga Developers Conference Notes, P/N:NOTES89 $75.00 510-page manual and 2 disks created for 1989 Amiga Developers Conference. Subjects include: Intro to Programming the Ammiga, Features Outline for V1.3 ECS Features and the Graphics Library, Janus Dual-Port Memory, Hi-Res Color Graphics Card, Interfacing to ARexx, Advanced Amiga Architechtures, The IFF parse.library, and more. 1988 Amiga Developers Conference Notes, P/N:NOTES88 $75.00 400+ page manual and 4 disks created for 1988 Amiga Developers Conference. Topics covered include: Unique Amiga Techniques, Tips and Tricks for Programming in C, IFF, Autoboot and Kickstart V1.3, V1.3 Printer Device and Printer Drivers, Amiga Audio and Sound, Overscan, Hi-Resolution Fonts, Programming for 16-Bit Amiga, A500 Expansion Cards, and much more. AmigaDOS V2.0 Native Developer Update, P/N:NATDEV20 $20.00 The 2.0 Native Developer Update is a must-have for any Amiga programmer. This four-disk set contains the final 2.04 function Autodocs, final 2.04 C and assembler Amiga include files, linker libs (Amiga.lib, debug.lib, ddebug.lib) FD files, offsets, a great deal of 2.0 example code, and the "Software Toolkit II" disk full of the latest Amiga debugging tools. Amiga 1000 Schematics and Expansion Specifications, P/N:A1000SM $20.00 (June 1986) Spiral-bound manual containing full Amiga 1000 schematics, timing diagrams, PA: equations, and documentation for the auto-configuration process. AmigaMail Volume 1, P/N:AMVOL1 $75.00 Back issues of the technical newsletter on the Amiga from January/February 1987 to July/August '90. (Binder and index tabs are sold separately.) AmigaMail Binder, P/N:AMAIL1B01 (Vol. 1) AMAIL2B02 (Vol. 2) $10.00 ea. AmigaMail Index Tabs, P/N:AMAILIND $5.00 ea. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following item may be ordered by non-registered developers or users; however, it must be ordered directly from the CATS Department at Commodore. IF YOU ARE ORDERING THE FOLLOWING ITEM, DO NOT COMBINE THIS ORDER WITH THE DEPARTMENT C MATERIALS LISTED ABOVE. AmigaMail, P/N:AM101 $ 45.00 Annual Subscription (USA only) 45.00 + $2.50 (shipping) - (Canada) 45.00 + $15.00 (shipping) - European Orders and all other countries Using Credit Card Visa and MasterCard Only 45.00 + $25.00 (processing fee) + $15.00 (shipping) on European orders and all other countries paid with check or money order Bi-monthly technical publication. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE for European Developers: Many CATS technical items may be purchased through the following German company. Their list may differ slightly from the CATS US list, and AmigaMail subscriptions may only be purchased through CATS US. Hirsch & Wolf oHG Attn: Hans-Helmut HIRSCH Mittelstr. 33 5450 Neuwied 1 Germany Tel: ++49-2631-24485 Fax: ++49-2631-23878 UUCP: cbmger!carla!hhhirsch --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Amiga Programming Manuals ============================= Non-registered developers must purchase their Amiga RKM and AmigaDOS manuals through bookstores or from the publishers. Dept C does not sell these manuals. Bantam Books (800-223-6834, NY & Canada 212-765-6500) The AmigaDOS Manual 3rd Edition ISBN 0-533-35403-5 Addison-Wesley (800-447-2226, 617-944-3700) Amiga User Interface Style Guide ISBN 0-201-57757-7 Amiga Hardware Manual ISBN 0-201-56776-8 Amiga ROM Kernel Manual: Includes and Autodocs ISBN 0-201-56773-3 Amiga ROM Kernel Manual: Devices (includes the IFF manual) ISBN 0-201-56775-X Amiga ROM Kernel Manual: Libraries ISBN 0-201-56774-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Amiga Developer Programs Developers who have/are developing commercial products for the Amiga should think about participating in one of our registered developer programs. We have different programs at varying cost and level of support. Developers may request a developer application by mailing to one of the following addresses, requesting a developer application, and including their own name and full PAPER MAIL address including country: US Developers: UUCP: sherrie@cbmvax.commodore.com OR uunet!cbmvax!sherrie BIX: cats.admin Paper mail: CATS - Developer Applications Commodore 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, PA. 19380 Canadian developers: UUCP: alex@cbmtor.commodore.com OR uunet!cbmvax!cbmtor!alex Paper mail: Commodore Business Machines 3470 Pharmacy Avenue Agincourt, Ontario Canada M1W 3G3 Attn: Developer Applications European developers and others (will be routed to appropriate country): UUCP: tromp@cbmehq.commodore.com OR uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!tromp Paper mail: Commodore CATS-Europe Wolfgang Trompetter Lyoner Str. 38 6000 Frankfurt/Main 71 Germany Attn: Developer Applications --------------------------------------------------------------------- Workbench and Includes Licenses Developers who wish to distribute files/commands from Workbench or C/Asm Include files on their commercial product MUST have a license to do so. Distribution of the items in PD or freely redistributable form is not allowed. Licenses may be requested through your local Amiga support organization, or through CATS - Licenses, 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA., 19380. Licenses are available for Workbench 1.3, Workbench 2.0, Includes 1.3, and Includes 2.0. Be sure to specify which license(s) you require and include your full PAPER MAIL address including country. Licensing generally costs $100/year for workbench, $25/year for Includes/Libs. Current 1.3 Workbench licensees may also request a special "IFFParse" amendment for distributing the 2.0 iffparse.library with 1.3. We expect to have some additional amendments available for non-registered developers soon for Installer and AmigaGuide (currently only available to regsitered developers). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amiga Example Code and Tools ============================ 1. 2.0 Native Developer Update (see Dept. C list). Contains the all of the 2.0 Devcon code examples and 2.0 AmigaMail code examples. 2. Latest IFF code: Version 37.9 has been sent to Fred Fish - It should appear on a disk in 671-680 range. Version 37.10 almost done - only slight changes - wil be posted to BIX amiga.dev/listings and probably sent to Fred. This code requires 2.0 Workbench iffparse.library (the library is 1.3 compatible). 3. 1.3 "RKMCompanion" on Fish Disk 344, contains all of the 1.3 Rom Kernel Reference Manual code examples. We are working on companion disks for the 2.0 Manuals. When completed, they will be sent to Fred Fish. 4. Debugging Tools - 2.0 Native Developer Update (see Dept. C list). Some tools (usually latest Enforcer and Mungwall) also submitted to Fred Fish. ---------------------------------------------------------------------