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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.micro.68k
Subject: Re: 68k cross compiler needed
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 10:43:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 17 10:43:06 1985
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Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: Why not buy a proper system

In article <244@sdcarl.UUCP> andy@sdcarl.UUCP (Andrew Voelkel) writes:
>
>	I have been having trouble locating a cross compiler to generate
>standalone (ROMable) 68k code that runs on the ibm pc. We are doing work
>that requires such a compiler and I do not have access currently to a 68k
>machine. I have only the board that the code is targeted for. We have had
>trouble with the unix loader on the SUNs we have used in the past that was
>solved by modifying the loader, so code for a standalone board isn't always
>thought of even in the native compiler world. However; this is a moot point,
>I need to generate code at a location which has no SUNs, I have only an
>ibm pc. 
>	Can anyone help me? I really do not want to have to decide amongst
>the contenders for the 68k personal computer market right now. Nor do I 
>know if I think there won't be any problems even with most native mode
>compilers that run on any of these (MAC, ATARI ST, AMIGA) when used to
>write standalone code. Alternatively, I could use feedback from anyone who
>has used any of these machines for such a purpose and their compiler-loader
>experiences. Please respond by mail and thanks in advance
>
>
>-- 
>	Andrew Voelkel
>	{ucbvax,ihnp4,akgua,hplabs,sdcsvax}!sdcarl!andy


     Why not buy a proper 68000 software system?  The Helix/Frank Hogg
QT (4 terminal port) 68008 comes with all the software you need for
development or business for about $3000.00 (US) depending on configuration
($2700.00 includes 512K, 10 meg. hard and 80 track floppy, $300.00
more for 20 meg. hard).  It comes with BASIC09 and a relocatable macro
assembler and linker, a real word processing system (Stylograph), a
good spreadsheet (Dynacalc) and, of course, the rest of OS-9.

                                      Cheers! -- Jim O.

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