Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!hao!husc6!cca!jack From: jack@cca.CCA.COM (Jack Orenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st Subject: C development on Amiga and Atari ST Message-ID: <17532@cca.CCA.COM> Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 14:04:43 EDT Article-I.D.: cca.17532 Posted: Thu Jul 9 14:04:43 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Jul-87 06:16:05 EDT Distribution: na Organization: Computer Corp. of America, Cambridge, MA Lines: 32 Xref: mnetor comp.sys.amiga:6352 comp.sys.atari.st:4329 I've been working on a C program that is cramped in several ways by my ancient (has a cassette interface) IBM PC and early-version Lattice C. In looking at new systems, I've narrowed my choice to the Atari 1040 ST and Amiga A2000, because of the graphics and because 68000-based machines avoid the segment-size problems that IBM has decided we can live with. My requirements are as follows: - Hard disk (at least 20 meg) - At least 1 meg main memory - Fast C compiler, ideally with a source level debugger, make, etc. 100% faithful to K & R (my current Lattice C has a number of problems here). - Emacs I'd be grateful for opinions on hardware/software configurations that you have actually used. Given that the A2000 isn't really out yet, I'm interested in what A1000 users have to say. - COST: How much can I expect to spend on the system, color monitor, 20 meg disk and 1 meg main memory? How much for the C software and editor? - SPEED: What's the speed of the compiler? Relative measures (e.g. twice the speed of an 8088-based PC) and absolute measures (e.g. 500 lines per minute) are of interest. - GRAPHICS: Speed and ease-of-programming. - OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: What do you particularly like and dislike? The second biggest lie in recorded history is "I'll post a summary to the net", but I really will if enough people respond. I can be reached at jack@cca.cca.com. Thanks Jack Orenstein