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- <h1>Prerequisites for using the library</h1>
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- In order to use Vista, you will need the following:
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- <li>An Acorn RISC PC or other ARM based machine with 2 MB of memory or more. The
- more memory you have the better (I have 26 MB - that's enough).
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- <li>RISC OS 3.1 (or later)
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- <li>A C++ compiler. Vista was written using <em>Easy C++,</em> but can be
- used with <em>Acorn C++</em> (AT&T cfront). If you are using it with <em>Easy C++</em>
- then the <b>C++ exception facility</b> is available.
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- <li>A good Template editor. I recommend <em>TemplEd</em> by Dick Alstein but
- others are available.
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- <li>A text editor. I use <em>Zap</em>, but <em>Edit</em> will suffice.
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- <li>Acorn's public domain <em>DrawFile</em> module for displaying DrawObject
- objects.
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- <li>A good C++ book would be helpful if you are learning C++. I found
- <em>The C++ Programming Language. Second Edition</em> by Blarne Stroustrup
- and <em>C++ Primer</em> by Stanley Lippman to be useful.
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- <li>The <em>RISC OS 3 Programmer's Reference Manual</em> (PRM) by Acorn is
- an absolute must.
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- Good luck with the library.
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