[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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----- 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
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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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