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From: phillip@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Phillip Lindsay CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: BCPL/AmigaDOS
Message-ID: <1995@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 11:56:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1995
Posted: Wed Jun 10 11:56:57 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jun-87 04:19:51 EDT
References: <3262@well.UUCP>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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>in article <3262@well.UUCP>, ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) says:
> Keywords: flame, blowtorch, incendiary device, firestorm, nuclear blast
> Summary: --> Flame on AmigaDOS documentation.  Hit 'n' now if you like. <--
> 
> In article <1984@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> phillip@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Phillip Lindsay CATS) writes:
>>in article <283@l5comp.UUCP>, scotty@l5comp.UUCP (Scott Turner) says:
>>> Summary: MCC isn't the total villian in this drama folks.
>>> 
>>> And this doesn't apply to just the "taboo" BCPL support routines built into the
>>> ROM. MCC had the jump on other things that we only later were let in on. Like
>>> those nifty packets to make console.handler dance etc.
>>If you HAD read your Dos Technical Reference Manual you would have seen that
>>on pages 3-8 to 3-14 packets are described. [ ... ]
> 
> FUSION_FURNACE_ON
> 
> 	Oh, PUH-LEEEEZZ!!  Get real.  You call that documentation?  The
> [ ... a pisst off Amiga Hacker ... ]
I never said the documentation was PERFECT! I struggled with the
documentation as much as anyone. I was able to figure out AmigaDOS
packets from the "AmigaDOS Technical Reference Manual" and the include files.
Granted knowing a little bit about Exec helped...but the book was atleast
helpful in understanding packets. We do need MORE documentation in light of
DOS and device drivers. CATS with little time and resources try and fill 
the holes... We are working on improving documentation and hopefully by
working some deals with publishers we will see changes soon.
-phil
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