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 Distribution: na Organization: BNR, Toronto Lines: 34 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 ******************************************************************************* * Bell-Northern Research Toronto, Ontario, Canada (416) 598-0196 * ******************************************************************************* * "UNIX hack caught in MS-DOS jungle without awk ... help ... :-}" * * "You make good decisions through experience ... you gain experience by * * making bad decisions" * *******************************************************************************