Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: OPEN LETTER TO CBM Message-ID: <1990Dec13.204137.21443@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 13 Dec 90 20:41:37 GMT References: <7259@sugar.hackercorp.com> <47346@apple.Apple.COM> Sender: news@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Daily News) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 53 In article <47346@apple.Apple.COM> farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) writes: >In article robin@niksula.hut.fi (Jarto 'Robin' Tarpio) writes: >>In article <7259@sugar.hackercorp.com> davidm@sugar.hackercorp.com (David Martin) writes: >> >> Why doesn't Commodore support some form of developer >> support system similar to Apple computers Macintosh >> Programmer Workshop (MPW)? [...snip...] >> >> They have already done so. In the States: CATS. Commodore >> Amiga Techical Service and in Europe ADSP: Amiga Developer's >> Support Program. >> >> We get Tools, AmigaMAIL, E-MAIL, Developer-News, WB2.0 etc etc. > >The MPW that David was talking about is a development environment used for >Macintosh and cross development (We use it to write Apple II software), and >is separate from the Developer Support Services offered by Apple. I think >that the question was meant to find out if there is a Commodore supported >development environment for the Amiga. > Commodore seems to, IMHO, support Lattice/SAS C. Most programs that they give as samples are written for Lattice, that is those that are in C. Also SAS is very stable so there isn't much fear that the product will disappear. Lattice is a very complete developer environment including source-level debugger. But somehow I don't even think that that is what you are talking about. I think you are talking about programming utilities like creating gadgets, etc. Commodore does do that. Both Manx and SAS buy the Amiga includes from Commodore, which are essentially necessary for all programs. At least with 2.0, they include easy ways to open Screens, Windows, Gadgets, Menus, File Requestors, Palette Requestors and to parse IFF files. I'm probably forgetting many things. But Commodore does do this. There are also other such things in the works. >>* Jarto Tarpio Member of Amiga Developers' Support Program, Europe (ADSPE) * > >-- >+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ >| Cary Farrier | Internet : farrier@apple.com | >| Apple II Systems Software Engineering | UUCP : apple!farrier | >| Apple Computer, Inc. | Fax : (408) 974-1704 | >| 20525 Mariani Ave. | AppleLink : FARRIER | >| Cupertino, CA 95014 | or farrier%applelink@apple.com | >+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ -- Ethan Woody Allen on Los Angeles: "I mean, who would want to live in a place where the only cultural advantage is that you can turn right on a red light?"