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From: andy@amiga.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Some remarks to AmigaDos.
Message-ID: <1589@amiga.amiga.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Oct-86 12:42:53 EST
Article-I.D.: amiga.1589
Posted: Wed Oct 29 12:42:53 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 31-Oct-86 01:55:16 EST
References: <392@ethz.UUCP> <148600179@uiucuxc>
Reply-To: andy@skipper.UUCP (andy finkel)
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In article <148600179@uiucuxc> hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU writes:
>
>> 2. How does one go about programming in BCPL on the Amiga.
>> If it is with some stuff the developers got, but we ordinary users don't
>> have access to, is there any plan to make a BCPL programming package
>> available to the general user?
>
>    all the developers i know did _not_ get a BCPL compiler.  i'm not even
>sure the folks at c-a have one for use in-house.  MetaComco has compilers
>for sale for the ST and the sinclair QL (i think), and promises to have
>one for the amiga RSN.  the price will be around $150.  (look for their
>ads in Byte, etc).
>

Actually, we do have a BCPL compiler which runs on the Sun.  We use
it to maintain AmigaDos.  (Let's stop this rumor before it snowballs...
we have all the source to the entire Amiga system, and can remake
it without sending to England !)

>	wayne hamilton

			andy finkel


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