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From: ali@rocky.STANFORD.EDU (Ali Ozer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A "C" of ignorance
Message-ID: <601@rocky.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: Fri, 18-Sep-87 11:28:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: rocky.601
Posted: Fri Sep 18 11:28:37 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 20-Sep-87 02:51:10 EDT
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Reply-To: ali@rocky.UUCP (Ali Ozer)
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In article <7200010@uiucdcsm> schwager@uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
> ...  What books do you consider vital to programming the Amiga? ...

For programming purposes, there are three sources I use:

(1) The three RKMs: "Libraries and Devices,"  "Exec,"  &  "Intuition."
    For a total of about $90, these three books provide you with plenty
    of examples, code, and a full list of all the system functions.
    Unfortunately there are some errors (although much less than the
    errors in the first set of RKMs, which I also had...) And I don't
    think RKMs have all the functions listed (like the newest 1.2
    functions --- DrawEllipse and such).
(2) "Autodocs"  --- These are Unix man-style descriptions of all the
    functions in 1.2 (including DrawEllipse and such). As far as I can
    tell, they are not buggy. To look at them, consult your local Amiga
    developer --- They are available on disk, not in print.
(3) Rob Peck's "Programming Guide to the Amiga." It's the kind of book you
    can sit down and read. Gives a good solid background 
    to programming the Amiga and why you need to do the things you do
    when programming. 

None of these books give info about DOS commands and such. They are useful if
you want to program the Amiga. You can start programming the machine if
you get a hold of (2) and (3), but for more serious work I think you need
all three of the above. 

[BTW, Peck's book also has some errors but he kindly posted a list of
 corrections a while back. If you get the book, drop me a note and I can
 mail you the corrections.]

Ali Ozer, ali@rocky.stanford.edu