Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att-cb!att-ih!ihnp4!laidbak!spl1!richp1!robert From: robert@richp1.UUCP (Robert Miller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Books to learn by? Keywords: books Message-ID: <121@richp1.UUCP> Date: 29 Feb 88 19:12:29 GMT References: <40.007051@adam.DG.COM> <149@bdt.UUCP> <328@nunki.usc.edu> Reply-To: robert@richp1.UUCP (Robert Miller) Organization: Rich Inc., Franklin Park, IL Lines: 21 In article <328@nunki.usc.edu> rjung@castor.usc.edu (Robert Jung) writes: >.... can anyone recommend what book(s) I should get to learn about >Atari ST programming? > >What books should I get/avoid? Abacus' line of ST books seem >interesting, but I've seen them flamed/praised, and I'm not so sure. > Please post a summary to the Net!!! I've got Megamax C-compiler and do some C programming, but its all "general" programs. I don't know enough about the ST to incorporate windows, mouse, disk access, graphics, sound, checking for things like the correct screen resolution etc from within my C-programs. Cursor control via escape sequences I know about. Some good reference books might do the trick. -- ....................................... "To open, cut along dotted line." ....:....................................... : : Robert Miller @ ihnp4!richp1!robert .....