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From: dbainbri@ics.uci.edu (David Bainbridge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: A Question?
Keywords: Software Development Systems
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Date: 1 Mar 89 20:46:56 GMT
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  I have been tossing an idea around in my head for a while and would like
some outside opinions on it...

  I am thinking about writing a software development system for the apple //c
using an environment based on the X window environment.  The window routines
will be available to be used in user written software.

  The system will include a 65c02 assembler, a 65c02 interpreter, a grafic
debuger, and a c compiler, since X windows is based on c, and I like the 
language, also a screen editor.

  I also hope to use the double hires ability of the //c for the grafics,
includeing windows.

  These are just some initial ideas, and there is no promise that something
like this will actually come about.  I have already started writting a 
prototype 65c02 assembler, and screen editor, but they are both rather
on the slow side, since the are written in basic.  Basic because I do
not have a 65c02 assembler, so I'm writting one in basic so I can write
one in 65c02.

  So...What do ya think?

  Part of my problem is that people around me keep telling me that it would
be a waste of time to put so much time and effort into a project like this
since the //c is "out of date".

  Are there enough //c uses out there to make it worth while?  I would
like to share something like this with other //c uses. either via shareware
or ???.


						thanks,
							david bainbridge

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