Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!pa.dec.com!bacchus!mwm From: mwm@pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction Subject: Re: Hardware/Software Questions: New A1000 owner! Message-ID: Date: 15 Apr 91 16:28:51 GMT References: <8775@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> Sender: news@pa.dec.com (News) Distribution: comp Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 42 In-Reply-To: zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu's message of 14 Apr 91 08:24:30 GMT In article <8775@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes: In article Kent.Dalton@FtCollins.NCR.com writes: >1. Are there any PD or shareware programs that are considered 'must-haves'. > Specifically: Paint programs, Word Processing, Spreadsheet, DataBase > C compilers, and o' course games :^) If you want a C compiler, get DICE (Dillon's Integrated C Environment). This is on a Fred Fish disk. You'll need to get the genuine Commodore #include files from somewhere, though. If you're planning on programming in "Unix mode", you don't need those includes. But that takes all the fun out of the system. You can get the genuine Commodore Includes from Dillon if you buy the registered compiler. That compiler also includes floats. >2. Is mg2a (microGNUemacs) available for the amiga? I use gnu emacs at work > and mg2a is the most GNU compatible of the 'small' emaxen. If it's > not available, what other small emacs compatibles are available (ftp'able)? No, you want mg3. It's still beta, but some people like it. I seem to remember it being on a Fred Fish disk. mg2a is available for the Amiga, and some people still use it. mg3aBeta4 is on disk #352. It includes ARexx support, and was released to make that available before 2.0 (which includes ARexx) hit the streets. FYI, mg was developed on an Amiga. Finally, ARexx is a commercial product. It's cheap (< $50, down to $30 mailorder), and the best money I've ever spent on software. It's a must-have. While it's bundled into 2.0, you may want to get a copy now to get a jump on things. That's also the only way I know of to get the documentation on adding ARexx support to a program.