Path: utzoo!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-ai!brian
From: brian@bnr-ai.UUCP (Brian Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Atari Developer's Kit (Canuck Version?)
Keywords: developer, back-bacon&beer, support
Message-ID: <237@bnr-ai.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jun 88 14:31:57 GMT
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Organization: BNR, Toronto
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Recently I've been picking up development tools for my ST to start fulfilling
that promise I made to myself to use my machine for something productive :-). 
I've had MWC since I got my machine 2 yrs ago (one of the reasons I got the ST)
and have ordered Beckemeyer's MT CShell. 

Now, the only "major" development area I haven't touched on is the famed
"Atari Developer's Kit", I remember checking into it about a year ago and found
it came bundled with Alcyon C (which I don't need [read don't wish to pay for]),documentation, and support for approx $300.

I'd appreciate responses from kind souls in netland who can answer any of
the following:

	1. Can I get the developer's kit w/o Alcyon? Price?
	2. Is the documentation and support valuable? Worth the price tag?
	3. Do I pursue this through Atari Canada, or through Atari US?
	4. Any other developer's tools (PD or Commercial) that would help
	   a prospective developer.

Note that I kid myself (and my employer) into thinking I'm a professional
programmer, so skew responses accordingly ;-). This is not for business
reasons, it's my personal "hack" machine.

I will, of course, post a summary of any tidbits I obtain.

Thanks for your indulgence!

Brian Taylor
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