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AB Positive · 12 May 2009, 18:41

I've been wanting to futz about with C and Basic on my new A500. I've been coding for the A8 directly on the 600XL (using APE to save to a virtual disk). I would imagine there's gotta be a way.

I don't know that much about Amiga IDEs or Compilers... what would be possible? I know there's "Amiga Basic" (Microsoft) but I hear Blitz Basic is better. Can it be used with no HDD?

Can any C compiler run well on an A500 w/ 512 trapdoor ram?

It seems like I'll be forced to run WinUAE for programming but I love using the legit hardware. Any tips?

-AB

12 May 2009, 18:41	#1
AB Positive kachou ON! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Hampshire, US Posts: 192	Can you program directly on an A500? I've been wanting to futz about with C and Basic on my new A500. I've been coding for the A8 directly on the 600XL (using APE to save to a virtual disk). I would imagine there's gotta be a way. I don't know that much about Amiga IDEs or Compilers... what would be possible? I know there's "Amiga Basic" (Microsoft) but I hear Blitz Basic is better. Can it be used with no HDD? Can any C compiler run well on an A500 w/ 512 trapdoor ram? It seems like I'll be forced to run WinUAE for programming but I love using the legit hardware. Any tips? -AB