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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Home-grown controllers/interfaces
Keywords: X10, software, post it!
Message-ID: <1385@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 88 03:13:21 GMT
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Reply-To: conklin@frith.UUCP (Terry Conklin)
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At least a couple guys here have mentioned that they bothered to write
the software to control the thing.
 
PLEASE POST THIS SOFTWARE!
 
It's one of those programs that, as a programmer, I would have written,
but with a Unix workstation sitting next to the XL, well, I, uh, didn't.

Also, PLEASE POST THE SOURCE!
 
Whereas figuring out ALL the mechanics would be a pain, as programmers
yourselves, you most certainly know that it's a lot easier to edit than
to punch something out from scratch. I've deleted 99% of a program in an
edit, but psychologically, it's "just an edit." 
 
When you get sick of working on your program any more ("Hey, it works")
that's when you POST THE SOURCE, such that someone (like myself) can add
whatever features he wants and then post it back.
 
Eventually, these things turn into really nice programs. 
 
Just for the nets sake, there are a lot of people out there who can't
get files from the net. If you want to make things acessible to
everyone, please consider uploading them to the Club II (BBS) in
Detroit. I do my best to keep everything that is posted on there, and
there's plenty of space. We're going to add another 65 meg in the near
future.
 
Thanks!

(P.S. I know, "Why the Club II?" 'Cause it's free, there are 8bit
programmers on it, and when was the last time you saw a 100-meg board
that actually kept 8bit files?)
 
Club II (313) 334-8877  3/12/24 (96 when real V.32 modems are affordable)

Terry Conklin
uunet!frith!conklin
conklin@egr.msu.edu
The Club (517) 372-3131  (no files)