Re: Looking for Software

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <36tc3h$k8r@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Gary Sutton <cvotter@prairienet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello.  I am rather new to this Newsgroup.  I am using a 1.25M
> GS with an 800k 3.5" drive and a 140k 5.25" drive; in other words
> a very basic stock system.
> I am currently learning C via the Apple II University course that
> I downloaded from GEnie last year.  What I am looking for now is
> a shareware C compiler that is compatible with the GS.

There are no shareware C compilers specifically for the IIgs.  The
only commercially available C compiler is ORCA/C from Byte Works.
There is also the MPW IIgs C cross-compiler, which runs on the
Macintosh.  Its availability and use are questionable.

There _is_ a freeware C compiler for 8-bit Apple IIs - it runs
on the IIe, IIc and IIgs.  It is called Hyper C, and should be
available on one or more of the Apple II FTP sites.

As it is an 8-bit compiler, it cannot take full advantage of the IIgs.
It can only be used to write programs that run in 8-bit mode (e.g.
under ProDOS-8).

It is not an ANSI C compiler, only a "Kernighan and Ritchie" C
compiler, with some extensions.

I haven't used it, and I can't tell you much more about it, but I'm
sure others on this group can provide more information.

> Additionally, I am also looking for a shareware 65816 assembler

I'm not aware of any shareware/freeware assemblers for the IIgs, or
even for the IIe/IIc (unless Hyper C includes an assembler; if so, it
will only be able to assemble 8-bit code).

> and a shareware GIF converter/viewer that can:
> 
>  a:  Handle GIFs that are larger than 2 screens high, and
>  b:  Convert GIF89 format graphics.
> 
> The only GIF converter I have at the moment is SHRConvert, which is
> fine for smaller GIFs and GIF87a graphics.

SHRConvert is an older version of SuperConvert, which is a commercial
application from Seven Hills Software.  SHRConvert should not be
distributed any more.

I haven't seen SuperConvert, so I don't know what its GIF conversion
capabilities are.
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