Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!hc!ames!lll-tis!oodis01!uplherc!wicat!meph!billk From: billk@meph.UUCP (Bill Kasper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: Programming Languages Message-ID: <00022@meph.UUCP> Date: 6 Dec 88 19:21:02 GMT Organization: WICAT Systems Inc. Orem, Utah (Engineering-R & D) Lines: 25 Reply to: <2449@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> > > > Does anyone know were I can obtain any programming languages for the Atari? >I currently am using Turbo BASIC XL(boo hiss) and I've TRIED a little Assembly. >I am interest in other programming languages such as C, Fortran, and Pascal. >My other concern is that I don't what to spend tons of $$$$ for them. I have >heard that ANTIC mag others a C compiler for around $25. Has anyone else heard >different? > > Rob I think that's "Deep Blue C", which I have a copy of. For $25, its a pretty good deal. It's a subset of real K&R C, and has some draw backs (comments are some non-standard character combos that I can't even remember). And it compiles slower than anything. But, as far as I know its the only C game in Ataritown. There was a language that was kind of a cross between Pascal and C called Action! from (I think) Software Tools, Inc. That was BY FAR the best language product I ever saw for the 8 bitters. The language was on a cartridge. If you can find a copy of Action!, by all means grab it. Fortran? I don't think so. Whocaresanyway? Good luck. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sorry Venkman, I'm terrfied beyond the capacity for rational thought." -- Egon Spengler Disclaimer: I meant what I said and I said what I meant, responsibility is mine 100%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------