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From: cleland@sdbio2.ucsd.edu (Thomas Cleland)
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Subject: Beginning Programmers
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Date: 13 Jan 91 20:32:13 GMT
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Greetings!  I'm in a position that I suspect many others are
in as well.  I have programming experience in C as well as
other languages, and plenty of user-level and OS-level Amiga
knowledge, but have only broached the surface of Amiga
programming competence.  I know next to nothing about the
contents of Amiga libraries, their recommended uses, how
to program multitasking-friendliness  (though I suspect that
this is automatic under Exec), and such Amiga specifics.  
For instance, I don't know how to command graphics or open
a custom screen.

My question:  Operating on a low budget, what resources are
the absolute essentials for learning the philosophy of
Amiga C programming and the location and use of system 
resources?  How much such documentation comes with, for
example, SAS C?  for what would I really need the ROM Kernel
manuals?  Once I know where to start I think I can teach 
myself by practicing and hanging around this newsgroup.

Please email me your help!  Thanks in advance.  


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