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From: mjp@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
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Subject: Amiga Programmers Guide
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Date: Tue, 11-Aug-87 03:55:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 11 03:55:02 1987
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slc@hoptoad.uucp (Steve Costa) writes:

> One of my standard reference guides is Mortimore's "AMIGA Programmers
> Handbook", published by Sybex. The version I have is in one volume; I have
> recently seen, on Abel Supply's price list, a listing for volumes 1 and 2
> of this handbook.
> 
> Is anyone familiar with this (apparently new) edition? Does it cover WB
> 1.2? What does it add that wasn't in the first edition?

I have the second edition of the "Amiga Programmer's Guide" Volume 1.
It is updated to include changes made for 1.2.  I'm not sure what
other changes were made.  Volume 1 covers the Exec, the graphics
libraries, and Intuition.  Volume 2 deals more with DOS-type things
and I/O in general.  Both volumes are good guides that list each major
system call alphabetically with a guide to its parameters, and an
explanation of how the command works and its relation to the other
calls in the system.  It's recommended for "learning while hacking",
but trying to learn from this book alone could be tedious, since the
calls are listed in alphabetical order instead of functional groupings.

				--M
				


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