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Slor
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Oct 1 2002, 12:04 am
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From: "Slor" <s@comcast.net> -
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 10:04:23 -0500
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Subject: Opinions requested
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I'm starting to use my Atari 800xl again after a number of years (including xl emulation), and I'd like to know what are considered the premier DOS, BASIC, and assembler programs that are floating around out there these days. From what I can tell, there are a number of each, so I'd appreciate opinions on what to start with.
Thanks James
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richard cortese
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Oct 1 2002, 1:42 am
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:42:12 GMT
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Subject: Re: Opinions requested
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"Slor" <s@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'm starting to use my Atari 800xl again after a number of years (including > xl emulation), and I'd like to know what are considered the premier DOS,
There are two that are popular, MyDOS and Sparta DOS. Both are available freeware/shareware. MyDOS has a menu system like Atari DOS II while Sparta DOS uses a command line or loads an unfamiliar menu system from disk.
> BASIC, and assembler programs that are floating around out there these
days.
Many consider OSS languages to be the best, but they are not readily available and if you do find them, they are quite expensive.
Turbo Basic is quite good. From a speed and ease of use standpoint many prefer it.
Personally I prefer not to run either. If I am<was> programming in BASIC I would just use built in BASIC and write assembly language subroutines to get the program speed up. It is a lowest common demoninator type thing.
For an assembler the disk based version of MAC/65 is included in the Sparta DOS distribution. You will probably never need a better assembler then MAC/65. It is a matter of tastes since I have run into people that prefer the Atari Macro Assembler and John Harris wrote MAE to facilitate development with a 65816 machine he was coding for. At one time I even used TASM cross assembler from Speech Technology over anything on an Atari. Even on a '286 the speed and 80 column screen was so much better then an Atari that it made a viable development system. I think TASM is considered obsolete now with all the Windows based cross assemblers out.
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Dean Garraghty
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Oct 1 2002, 6:45 am
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:42:14 +0100
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The QUICK programming language, available from me either on disk, or on our CD, is considered to be good. For info, please visit
Dean Garraghty
"Slor" <s@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'm starting to use my Atari 800xl again after a number of years (including > xl emulation), and I'd like to know what are considered the premier DOS, > BASIC, and assembler programs that are floating around out there these days. > From what I can tell, there are a number of each, so I'd appreciate opinions > on what to start with.
> Thanks > James
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Slor
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Oct 1 2002, 7:48 am
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:48:15 -0500
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As a followup, are there any Atari-native C compilers?
Thanks again.
"Slor" <s@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'm starting to use my Atari 800xl again after a number of years (including > xl emulation), and I'd like to know what are considered the premier DOS, > BASIC, and assembler programs that are floating around out there these days. > From what I can tell, there are a number of each, so I'd appreciate opinions > on what to start with.
> Thanks > James
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William Kendrick
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Oct 1 2002, 10:05 am
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Slor <s@comcast.net> wrote: > As a followup, are there any Atari-native C compilers?
Deep Blue C compiler. ACE C compiler (based on DBC). CC8 (based on DBC and ACE). CC65.
Those are what I found on XL Search, at least. :^)
I believe the first three create some kind of bytecode that needs a runtime.
I never got into C on the Atari, though. I always stuck to Action! :^/
>As a followup, are there any Atari-native C compilers?
If you are interested in programming in C for the Atari, I think your best bet is to use a cross-compiler like cc65 () so you can take advantage of the speed of the PC for development. Combined with Atari800win+ you can code applications pretty quickly.
I think that there is an older, native version of cc65 that runs on the atari but I don't believe that it is being actively supported anymore... never tried to use it.
If you are interested in C for the atari check out cc65! It's great and being actively supported and developed!
--- Shawn Jefferson (atariguy(at)telus(dot)net)
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Daniel Miller
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Oct 1 2002, 7:06 pm
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Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 06:07:57 -0400
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I like BeWe DOS, which is a command line DOS along the lines of Sparta DOS except it will also run on an Atari 800. So, it is more of a "Sparta DOS Lite." I would have to say that BASIC XL is considered the premiere BASIC. You can also find some freely distributable BASICs on the Internet. I think I recall that Frost BASIC was a good one. Don't know anything about assembler programs, except that the official Atari Assembler Editor package is not very good or user friendly..
Slor wrote: > I'm starting to use my Atari 800xl again after a number of years (including > xl emulation), and I'd like to know what are considered the premier DOS, > BASIC, and assembler programs that are floating around out there these days. > From what I can tell, there are a number of each, so I'd appreciate opinions > on what to start with.
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Freddy Offenga
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Oct 1 2002, 8:19 pm
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Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:19:05 GMT
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Yes, BW-DOS is a "SpartaDOS Lite", but also a SpartaDOS "without the bugs". :-)
As for BASIC, I would go for Turbo-BASIC.
Freddy.
"Daniel Miller" <dac@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> I like BeWe DOS, which is a command line DOS along the lines of Sparta DOS > except it will also run on an Atari 800. So, it is more of a "Sparta DOS Lite." > I would have to say that BASIC XL is considered the premiere BASIC. You can also > find some freely distributable BASICs on the Internet. I think I recall that > Frost BASIC was a good one. Don't know anything about assembler programs, except > that the official Atari Assembler Editor package is not very good or user > friendly..
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Fox-1
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Oct 2 2002, 5:55 am
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Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 22:53:50 +0200
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"Freddy Offenga" wrote
> Yes, BW-DOS is a "SpartaDOS Lite", but also a SpartaDOS "without the bugs". > :-)
But BeWe-Dos is also a DOS which does only support up to 4 diskdrives/partitions at once (plus a ramdisk)
b.t.w, I think there isn't any serious bug in the 3.3 versions of Sparta-Dos...
--
Grtx, Sysop Fox-1 / MNX
Remember what the Dormouse said...
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Freddy Offenga
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Oct 2 2002, 6:43 am
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Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:43:40 GMT
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During the development of BW-DOS, the author (Jiri) found several bugs in SpartaDOS. In fact he told me these bugs are so serious, that even he didn't want to use SpartaDOS anymore. It could be that SpartaDOS X doesn't have the serious problems, but at least the disk versions are not ok.
Freddy.
"Fox-1" <MailMe@f@home.nl> wrote in message
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> "Freddy Offenga" wrote
> > Yes, BW-DOS is a "SpartaDOS Lite", but also a SpartaDOS "without the bugs". > > :-)
> But BeWe-Dos is also a DOS which does only support up to 4
diskdrives/partitions at once (plus a ramdisk)
> b.t.w, I think there isn't any serious bug in the 3.3 versions of Sparta-Dos...