Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!crdgw1!brspyr1!tim From: tim@brspyr1.BRS.Com (Tim Northrup) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Atari GEM/VDI programming Keywords: help, windows Message-ID: <6277@brspyr1.BRS.Com> Date: 17 Aug 89 14:49:08 GMT References: <15286@duke.cs.duke.edu> <243@cat.Fulcrum.BT.CO.UK> Organization: BRS Information Technologies, Latham NY Lines: 30 chrisl@Fulcrum.BT.CO.UK (Chris Parkin Lilley) writes: >Can anyone recommend > a) a good introductory text on programming, particularly the serial > interface and the windowing features, > > b) a good reference work for the same features Compute! Publications has a 3 volume set available on programming the Atari ST. I think as a set they provide a pretty decent introduction to using GEM/VDI/TOS on the ST. The books are divided into VDI, AES and TOS. Each has a good index to all functions contained, with descriptions of each in Assembler as well as the C binding. The official titles are something like: Atari ST Technical Reference: Volume 1 - VDI Atari ST Technical Reference: Volume 2 - AES Atari ST Technical Reference: Volume 3 - TOS They cost about $25 each and can be orderd by calling 800-346-6767 (they will answer as "Chilton's", but they publish Compute! books now). [ I have no connection with Compute! Publications, other than as a satisfied customer (did I really need to say that?) ] -- Tim -- Tim Northrup +------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------+ GEnie: T.Northrup | UUCP: uunet!crdgw1!brspyr1!tim | Air Warrior: "Duke" | ARPA: tim@brspyr1.BRS.Com +------------------------------------------+