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- From: mapmh@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk (Mark Hagger)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Programs - I need ideas...!
- Keywords: help
- Message-ID: <C1IDMr.2FE@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 10:40:02 GMT
- References: <H.eg.Jzc7W7uBf8g@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> <1993Jan25.100910.7271@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
- Organization: School of Mathematics, University of Bath, UK
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- In the referenced article, richard@op.ph.ic.ac.uk (Richard Syratt ) writes:
- >In article <H.eg.Jzc7W7uBf8g@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget) writes:
- >|>
- >|> I am in need of ideas for applications to write. What would people like
-
- Are there any decent PD floppy disc sector editors out there? Ie
- something that allows you to page through the data on a disc,
- hopefully searching for certain information if you want. Dunno, just
- a thought anyway.
-
- [deletions]
-
- >(Leaving out dtp and wordprocessors because I can't imagine trying to
- >write these would be anything but boring).
-
- Actually although at first glance this may appear to be true, somewhat
- surprisingly I found it quite interesting (and instructive) to put
- together a working word processor, its a good exercise in dynamic
- memory management, file handling etc etc, plus of course you get to
- put all those functions that you've always wanted on a word processor
- but were afraid to ask for.
-
- >
- >(strange cat you've got)
- I'll second that.
-
- Mark
-