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M2Amiga
Message #114051
Please keep us posted as to how you like the real thing. I for one prefer Benchmark over M2Amiga, but I don't have the desperate need for LONGREALs. – Steve –
Modula-2 system
Message #114050
you can change the color registers used for displaying the text and its background, as well as the mode line and its background. You can also select the way the text (or mode line) is displayed (i.e. plain, bold, italic, underline, or inverse video). You can do all that using…
#Modula-2 system
Message #114048
What about Logitech's compiler? I've heard it produces decent code. – Steve –
#Modula-2 system
Message #114047
Sure, exact errors would help. But if you can wait a day or two, I'll upload the whole thing (including the missing modules), and save you the trouble (unless you LIKE debugging… 😉 ) – Steve –
LONGREALs simply provide more precision the regular REALs. They also require more CPU time to calculate, so they're only useful if you're doing some heavy duty mathematical computations that require the extra precision. The BM editor lets you select the color registers for the various things (i.e. background text, forground,…
As far as I know Leon is still in the midst of trying to get an injunction against Oxxi. He was very optimistic the last time I spoke to him. – Steve –
So common, Richie, and try porting over the Dhrystone benchmark to Benchmark (no pun intended!). I gave it a shot but something is wrong: It keeps stepping on memory somewhere. What puzzles me is that other than changing the order of the procedure declarations I haven't changed anything else. I…
Yup, that's the advantage of using the supplied math libs. Another advantage is that the compiler writer (Leon) didn't have to implement the math routines themselves (other than to code the interface to the library). – Steve –
Good point about the problem of not knowing whether the right version of the libraries are opened. – Steve –
"More real than formal parameter" mean (to me anyway) that you're trying to pass more arguments to a procedure than the procedure's declaration defined. Glad you liked the ExitGracefully stuff. I like the idea so much, that I dedicated a whole article to it (the next one to be published,…
I assume you're trying to get rid of the window that's implicitly opened if you're running from Workbench. The way to do this is to Close(StdInput) and setting StdOutput to NIL. StdInput & StdOutput are in module System. The unfortunate thing about this scheme is that the window is still…
What do you mean go to disk for libraries? Since he uses FFP he must go to disk. That's the only disk-resident lib, so BM does not open it implicitly; you gotta do it yourself. What's the big deal? I'm not aware of any other document other than "3rd edition…"…
Read my review of the M2Amiga package in Amazing Computing. Synopsis: While M2Amiga is nicer than TDI (in some ways, in my opinion) it's not as good as Benchmark. Since Benchmark is shipping, and is priced about the same as M2Amiga, I personally would go with Benchmark. – Steve –
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#Missing TDI .lnk file(s)
Message #112933
Ok, so lets stop complaining and start doing some useful things. I, for one, recommend the Benchmark package. It is already shipping in its final release form (from Avant Garde software, Leon Frenkel's company), and it's looking REAL GOOD. Just for the record, I have no personal interest in Avant…
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Pioneer catalog
Message #112932
They only send out a mailing once every few weeks, because (according to the guy I spoke to, anyway) it wouldn't be cost effective for them any other way. I called them just day before yesterday to inquire about my catalog, but when the guy looked me up in their…
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#Addtask in TDI
Message #110412
The reason that no APPARENT conversion is required between the two C compilers, is that they basically can use the same include files supplied by CBM. Modula-2 does not have the concept of include files; rather it has symbol files. Now, if CBM has supported M2 and supplied symbol files…
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#Addtask in TDI
Message #110412
The reason that no APPARENT conversion is required between the two C compilers, is that they basically can use the same include files supplied by CBM. Modula-2 does not have the concept of include files; rather it has symbol files. Now, if CBM has supported M2 and supplied symbol files…
#Pioneer Computing
Message #109837
Pioneer Computing have been advertising in AmigaWorld and Amazing Computing. They list prices for hard disks which are quite attractive: 20 Meg @ $660 40 Meg @ $880 65 Meg @ $950 Now how can they offer these drives at such prices? Does anyone know anything about this outfit? Does…
#109773-
#Booting Hard Disks
Message #109836
You do NOT have to use Emacs you know. You can always use your favorite editor, save the file and just compile it from CLI, like you do with any other compiler. – Steve –
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TDI Modula-2
Message #109835
I'll let you know about the WhetStone benchmark. – Steve –
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#OXXI Benchmark
Message #108402
Oxxi and Leon were in a middle of a law suit last time I spoke to Leon ( a couple of weeks ago). He was very optimistic however, since it looked like he was going to get an injunction against Oxxi real soon. If I were to buy the Benchmark…
#107739-
#OXXI Benchmark
Message #108402
Oxxi and Leon were in a middle of a law suit last time I spoke to Leon ( a couple of weeks ago). He was very optimistic however, since it looked like he was going to get an injunction against Oxxi real soon. If I were to buy the Benchmark…
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Booting Hard Disks
Message #107454
Actually you're right about the price having to go down to the $500 area. It must be competitive with the PC and Mac markets. I think there are two major stumbling blocks (3 if you consider the price). One is the (so far) inability to boot of the HD. Second…
#107273-
Booting Hard Disks
Message #107454
Actually you're right about the price having to go down to the $500 area. It must be competitive with the PC and Mac markets. I think there are two major stumbling blocks (3 if you consider the price). One is the (so far) inability to boot of the HD. Second…
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"the wife"
Message #107243
And to think that I started all this with an innocent question about hard disks!! – Steve –
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"the wife"
Message #107242
Actually, my wife is alot more, but when it comes to computers she just becomes the "wife who lets her husband (who never grew up) play with his toys". – Steve –
Reasonably priced : under $1000. Decent : works well (ie no crashes and faster than floppies). How's that for definitions? 🙂 – Steve –
Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. – Steve –
So I guess I'm missing the July/August issue. Anything good in it? So much for being a "Certified Developer". – Steve –
Booting Hard Disks
Message #107234
I don't think 1.3 will require DMA, just a change in the controller's firmware. – Steve –
Will the upgrade require hardware changes, software only, or some firmware? – Steve –
Thanks, Larry. I'll do just that. – Steve –
My wife's not that fickle! 🙂 But I just don't know if I could hold off 'till those drives come out (and I would LIKE to). In my opinion, the lack of a decent and reasonably priced HD for the Amiga is the only thing standing in its way from…
Yeah, I know about the flakiness of the A1000 bus. I think you're wrong about the boot off the HD for the A1000, though. It's only a question of having the right software, and since the A1000 doesn't have Kickstart in ROM, it should probably easier to have self booting…
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#TDI Upgrade
Message #101606
Please do upload the time and date (and string parsing) manipulation modules; it's always nice to have such code around. You can access the FFP library using the TDI M2 package, but you gotta do it yourself. In other words, you can't just simply declare a REAL and use it;…
#101062-
#TDI Upgrade
Message #101606
Please do upload the time and date (and string parsing) manipulation modules; it's always nice to have such code around. You can access the FFP library using the TDI M2 package, but you gotta do it yourself. In other words, you can't just simply declare a REAL and use it;…
Since you're using Benchmark, you can use the SimpleConsole and SimpleConsoleCmds modules. These contains various procedures to do things within a console window. They might do the trick for you. If not, it should be trivial to construct a PRINT AT command using the available procedures. – Steve –
Yeah, I received that version too, but I didn't get a chance to play with it; I'm hooked on Benchmark. – Steve –
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TDI's CreateProc()
Message #99823
PMD is useful only of your program bombs, but if the errors are more subtle, and don't cause the program to crash, then PMD is useless in tracking those bugs. Which version of the package do you have? – Steve –
#99454-
M2Amiga: Some comments.
Message #99822
True enough! It's quite sad to see the best language package for the Amiga going down the drain because of greed.
I completely agree. Benchmark's user interface is well thought out, and probably is the best around. I have to be real careful when comparing other packages to it, as those packages may be decent, but I've been completely spoiled by Benchmark. The only feature I would like to see added…
I completely agree. Benchmark's user interface is well thought out, and probably is the best around. I have to be real careful when comparing other packages to it, as those packages may be decent, but I've been completely spoiled by Benchmark. The only feature I would like to see added…
#98676-
#M2Amiga: Some comments.
Message #98730
I do not have the demo disk; I have the full distribution package. It came with a manual (not as detailed as Benchmark's, about the same level as TDI's) and one disk. I did NOT have any of the problems described in the message. I found installation to be a…
#98676-
#M2Amiga: Some comments.
Message #98730
I do not have the demo disk; I have the full distribution package. It came with a manual (not as detailed as Benchmark's, about the same level as TDI's) and one disk. I did NOT have any of the problems described in the message. I found installation to be a…
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#TDI Dead?
Message #98729
Well, my review is already in, so it won't matter much now, but I would like to see those comments, if you don't mind. Basically, my overall impression was that the compiler ITSELF is better than TDI's, and about the same as Benchmark's (in speed that is), but the support…
#98650-
#TDI Dead?
Message #98729
Well, my review is already in, so it won't matter much now, but I would like to see those comments, if you don't mind. Basically, my overall impression was that the compiler ITSELF is better than TDI's, and about the same as Benchmark's (in speed that is), but the support…
You can simply say 'gadget.SpecialInfoString'. – Steve –
Sheesh!! The turnaround here is so fast that I've missed the beginning of this thread, and I was only away for 3 days!!! So I can't be sure what exactly you're talking about, but from the code fragment you posted it looks dangerous to me. The 'SetupMenu' and 'NextMenuName' calls…
I don't think that data for menus have to be in CHIP RAM. As far as I know only IMAGE data must reside there. – Steve –
Sorry, but I never got a chance to play around with CreateProc or DeviceProc. – Steve –
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