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- From: porter_woodward@internet.kronos.com (Porter Woodward)
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- Subject: Suggestions?
- Date: 3 Apr 1996 18:05:39 GMT
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- So, I'm a fairly competent programmer - I can handle C, Assembly,
- Pascal, Basic, COBOL, etc. Quite a few languages really. I've had an Amiga
- since around 1986, and I've never really done any serious programming on
- it. I'd like to though.
-
- I've managed to do some pretty simple stuff really: Opening intuition
- screens and windows, and drawing simple line graphics, etc. I can call asm
- routines from C, and vis-versa. I have done some C++ stuff, written frontends
- to existing programs...
-
- I still find something lacking.
-
- I need to get some more books on Amiga programming specifically.
- I've seen the "Bruce Smith" books advertised here and around, and was
- wondering if they are any good. What I need is a quick reference on the
- basic building blocks of programs on the Amiga - Requesters, Windows, Screens.
- Additionally, I'd like information on amiga specific stuff blitter, copper, sprite.
-
- If anybody has any leads on good books, with relatively up to
- date examples, I'd appreciate some info. Stuff like loading a data-type
- picture or sound into a program...
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