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From: RMC100@PSUVM.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Compiler Questions
Message-ID: <89319.104054RMC100@PSUVM.BITNET>
Date: 15 Nov 89 15:40:54 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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A friend of mine and I are going to be writing a specialized Tektronix
graphics emulator for the Apple.  What would be the best compiler to
handle communications (2400 baud is fine), graphics (at least pixels and
lines), and disk I/O?  The last compiler I used on the Apple was UCSD
Pascal and it's speed was dismal.  How does the code produced by existing
compilers compare to 6502 assembly, and do these compilers allow the use
of assembly language subroutines?  Is Merlin still the best available
assembler?  Finally, what types of libraries can I expect to find in a
good compiler/assembler (for items listed in sentence number two)?

Thanks in advance for the recommendations...

Randy Carraghan (rmc100@psuvm.bitnet)