[Coco] SYSCALL tutorial

[Bob Devries]

I'm with you Wayne. I'd much rather read the printed page than the computer 
screen. Sadly, although I own the necessary manuals, I'm a long way from 
where they are, so I'm having to read the PDF files too.

Regards, Bob Devries
Las Pinas City, Philippines
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native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at yahoo.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] SYSCALL tutorial



> Hi Bob,

>

> Thanks for the info. If someone can point me to a copy of ZAP, I'll 

> certainly look it over. I understand the use of both gfx and gfx2, but 

> there are things I seem to always get wrong when I'm trying to write code 

> for it, and looking through pdf's of the manuals is very time consuming. 

> Being able to see examples of statements, even in another source file, is 

> always better for me.

>

> Wayne

>

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>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>

> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:20:02 PM

> Subject: Re: [Coco] SYSCALL tutorial

>

> Hi Wayne,

>

> I may be able to do a tutorial on GFX and GFX2, however, you could first 

> look at the programme written by Don Berrie and myself called ZAP. That is 

> written in Basic09 and has liberally used GFX2.

>

> Hmmm, I thought there should have been a copy of ZAP on RTSI, but I can't 

> find it. Can someone point me to a copy online?

>

> --

> Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's 

> native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

>

> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975

>

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at yahoo.com>

> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 2:51 PM

> Subject: Re: [Coco] SYSCALL tutorial

>

>

>> I, for one, am interested. Not that I need tutoring on the use, but there 

>> may be things in your tutorial that I am not familiar with. I am always 

>> interested in learning more about OS-9 and Basic09 and its utilities. 

>> Come to think of it, a tutorial on the use of gfx and gfx2 would be nice 

>> as well.

>>

>> Wayne

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> ________________________________

>> From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>

>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com

>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:37:08 PM

>> Subject: [Coco] SYSCALL tutorial

>>

>> If there is enough interest on this list, I can provide a tutorial on the 

>> use of SYSCALL in Basic09.

>>

>> I had previously written this, but now don't have it with me, but, hey, I 

>> can rewrite it easily enough.

>>

>> If there's enough interest, I can post it to this list.

>>

>> Regards, Bob Devries

>> Las Pinas, Philippines

>>

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