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From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mac convert needs help
Keywords: questions
Message-ID: <sB6PP3w163w@valnet>
Date: 19 Sep 90 03:41:27 GMT
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rekula@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Venkat Rekula) writes:

> Greetings,  I am in the process of selling my Mac SE/30 in order
> to buy an Amiga 3000.  I have been a Mac user/programmer for a year and
> a half now and just grew insanely sick of everything the Mac is.
> 
> I have a couple questions. 
> 
>   1) What do you folks consider the best C development system
>      for the Amiga? or would you suggest a combination of tools?
>      Or do you suggest another language? I am also interested
>      in the quality of code suggested compilers produced.

SAS/C 5.10. It's made for use with AmigaDOS 2.0. This is the first 
compiler that I know of to do so. It's also the same compiler Commodore 
used to write much of the AmigaDOS 2.0 code.

>   
>   2) Could someone direct me to ftp sites for Amiga stuff.

abcd20.larc.nasa.gov
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
a.cs.uiuc.edu
mars.ee.msstate.edu
uafcseg.uark.edu
ftp.ecs.clarkston.edu
alfred.carleton.ca
pilot.njin.net (only has ftp list)
trantor.umd.edu

> 
>   3) Is there anything I should know about buying a 3000?

Just remember that it contains a new OS version and that it isn't fully 
compatible with older Amigas. (yet)

> 
>   4) If there are any organizations,sites,companies, etc that you think
>      I should know about please send me info.

Remember to stay away from buying mail order from Montgomery Grant. I 
like Computability. The only problem I've had with them was when they 
accidentally sent me two copies of Tetris during the Christmas rush. 
Also, Creative Computers and BriWall are also good companies to buy from.

> 
> Chris Lloyd    - cabbagehead@saturn.ucc.umass.edu
> 
> Send to the above address, please not the reply address on this message.


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