Amiga C Kurs in translation

Doc Mindie · 25 October 2007, 15:55

Well. I've contacted the author of the "Amiga C Kurs für Einsteiger" (or as I would call it, "Amiga C Course for beginners") about translating it to English. For no other reason than that for 15 years, I've not contributed much to the Amiga at all, and at the same time, "everyone" says it's (one of) the easiest platforms to program for.

So far, I've not done much work, I've tranlated the introduction and parts of the first chapter, but then I'm using Babelfish for the rough quick translation, then hand-editing that to make it "proper" English.

Another reason for this, is that I believe people who don't speak German could benefit from the course.

And, ALL credit to Norman Walter, he's done ALL the hard work, I'll just be translating it.

I hope to get some encouragement from posting this... Zetro, keep out :P (J/K, mate)

kriz · 25 October 2007, 15:58

Cool! Thanks a lot man!

YoJoe! · 25 October 2007, 15:59

Babblefish? :eek: :scared: :frightened:

Doc Mindie · 25 October 2007, 16:27

YoJoe, I said I will MANUALLY EDIT the rough babelfish before publishing

Calgor · 25 October 2007, 17:02

Cool, good work! Is there a table of contents and what AmigaOS (1.x/2.x/3.x) it is mainly written for? My main problem while coding in C on the Amiga is various examples are all written for different OS versions (or compilers), so using what is appropriate is sometimes a bit of a mess. And not all examples follow the correct guidleines.

Doc Mindie · 25 October 2007, 21:43

The original is using the StormC v3 package, which is on the Amiga Developer 2.1 CD. Which is for OS3.5

Doc Mindie · 25 October 2007, 22:11

Actually, I've got some feedback from Walter, he says something along the lines of "apart from some strange grammar....." which I believe, in part due to Babelfish, and partly due to me being Norwegian, is to blame. I'm therefore hereby requesting ONE person to proofread a bit for me. This will mostly involve just correcting my typos and bad grammar, I don't think it'll be much worse than that.

The finished translation should then be sent back to Walter for approval.

Any takers?

btw, the original can be found here. I will take screenshots of my english installation to confirm with the German version, and have an "identical" version for the non-german-skeaping population of the world of Amigafans.

oh, and I'm working on the FIFO principal: First In First Out.

Chain · 25 October 2007, 23:21

Hope it will be for real beginners, as i never got working "Hello world" in stormc

. its still complains

bah

Doc Mindie · 26 October 2007, 00:26

I've got the Hello World up and running in StormC 3, Chain... so it might be doable

eLowar · 26 October 2007, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chain

Hope it will be for real beginners, as i never got working "Hello world" in stormc

. its still complains

bah

What's it say?

Doc Mindie · 26 October 2007, 19:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by eLowar

What's it say?

C-Kurs für Einsteigers

eLowar · 26 October 2007, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Mindie

C-Kurs für Einsteigers

That's the strangest compiler error I've ever seen.

Doc Mindie · 27 October 2007, 22:56

Well.. it's in German.... germans are strange :P

bippym · 28 October 2007, 02:20

Thread moved and i'll proof read it and correct any grammar

Doc Mindie · 05 November 2007, 12:34

Okays, I've been slacking the past week, mostly due to me mom visiting from Norway and I've been kept busy with that.

However, now that I'm "free" again, I'll start translating the rest of the course.....

Bippy, do you prefer chapter by chapter, or section by section? (chapters are divided into subsections). I igured, if I do a chapter by chapter basis, the Norman could put each chapter up as it goes through the process of translating, and the poor sods following the course would have a new chapter to work on every week or there abouts (or however quick I manage to translate, of course)

bippym · 05 November 2007, 12:43

I don't mind mate.. whatever you decide is good with me

Chain · 07 November 2007, 11:40

can´t wait to see first pages

Doc Mindie · 07 November 2007, 14:14

Well, you'll have to.... I'm not excactly going fast with this... and sometimes, how Babelfish translates from German to English causes me more of a headache than I'm willing to admit

AlfaRomeo · 24 April 2012, 00:50

Amiga C Kurs translated to English..
Don´t know if already was done before but I did it and uploaded the English translated version to the zone.
Don´t call me names if the translation isn´t the better, at least it´s the possible one

Hope it will be useful

25 October 2007, 15:55	#1
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	Amiga C Kurs in translation Well. I've contacted the author of the "Amiga C Kurs für Einsteiger" (or as I would call it, "Amiga C Course for beginners") about translating it to English. For no other reason than that for 15 years, I've not contributed much to the Amiga at all, and at the same time, "everyone" says it's (one of) the easiest platforms to program for. So far, I've not done much work, I've tranlated the introduction and parts of the first chapter, but then I'm using Babelfish for the rough quick translation, then hand-editing that to make it "proper" English. Another reason for this, is that I believe people who don't speak German could benefit from the course. And, ALL credit to Norman Walter, he's done ALL the hard work, I'll just be translating it. I hope to get some encouragement from posting this... Zetro, keep out :P (J/K, mate)

25 October 2007, 15:58	#2
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AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 716	Amiga C Kurs translated to English.. Don´t know if already was done before but I did it and uploaded the English translated version to the zone. Don´t call me names if the translation isn´t the better, at least it´s the possible one Hope it will be useful Last edited by AlfaRomeo; 24 April 2012 at 01:08.

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Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	The original is using the StormC v3 package, which is on the Amiga Developer 2.1 CD. Which is for OS3.5

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Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	Actually, I've got some feedback from Walter, he says something along the lines of "apart from some strange grammar....." which I believe, in part due to Babelfish, and partly due to me being Norwegian, is to blame. I'm therefore hereby requesting ONE person to proofread a bit for me. This will mostly involve just correcting my typos and bad grammar, I don't think it'll be much worse than that. The finished translation should then be sent back to Walter for approval. Any takers? btw, the original can be found here. I will take screenshots of my english installation to confirm with the German version, and have an "identical" version for the non-german-skeaping population of the world of Amigafans. oh, and I'm working on the FIFO principal: First In First Out.

25 October 2007, 23:21	#8
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 39 Posts: 1,490	Hope it will be for real beginners, as i never got working "Hello world" in stormc . its still complains bah

26 October 2007, 00:26	#9
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	I've got the Hello World up and running in StormC 3, Chain... so it might be doable

27 October 2007, 22:56	#13
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	Well.. it's in German.... germans are strange :P

28 October 2007, 02:20	#14
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,139	Thread moved and i'll proof read it and correct any grammar

05 November 2007, 12:34	#15
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	Okays, I've been slacking the past week, mostly due to me mom visiting from Norway and I've been kept busy with that. However, now that I'm "free" again, I'll start translating the rest of the course..... Bippy, do you prefer chapter by chapter, or section by section? (chapters are divided into subsections). I igured, if I do a chapter by chapter basis, the Norman could put each chapter up as it goes through the process of translating, and the poor sods following the course would have a new chapter to work on every week or there abouts (or however quick I manage to translate, of course)

05 November 2007, 12:43	#16
bippym Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 37 Posts: 8,139	I don't mind mate.. whatever you decide is good with me

07 November 2007, 11:40	#17
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 39 Posts: 1,490	can´t wait to see first pages

07 November 2007, 14:14	#18
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 40 Posts: 802	Well, you'll have to.... I'm not excactly going fast with this... and sometimes, how Babelfish translates from German to English causes me more of a headache than I'm willing to admit

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