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From: i0042603@WATER.FIT.QUT.EDU.AU (Kalinin Shane)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.amiga
Subject: Starting to code Demos
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Date: 23 Jun 91 00:57:13 GMT
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  I have been reading a lot of messages in this newsgoup about people 
wanting to start coding demos. I see a lot of users think that they should
start with 'C'. I really don't recommend this. If you really want to interact
with the 'low levels' of the Amiga you should code pure Assembly.

99% of all demos are coded in assembly. This is the best way to interact
with Copper, Blitter etc. Umm, I also suggest pure hardware programming
for demos. IF your really interested, get yourself a P.D assember (Seka is
about the best) and buy the 'Hardware Reference Manual' from commodore and
get down to some Coding. Its as easy as that. 

  Program some of the examples out of the books just to get the basics and
then work from there. OR if you are a bit of a lamer, you can try         
dis-assembling other people code, just to get the basics on how to do a
routine, then code the routine yourself.

Hope this helps someone.


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