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Does anyone write software for 68k macs
Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-18 14:16:13
Just wonderd if anyone on here writes software for old macs?

Posted by: Elfen on 2016-02-18 14:40:55
There are a couple of discussions in the software and hacks threads. Most of the stuff is in C. Not bad for resurrecting a lost art.

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-18 14:44:41
Thanks Elfen, thats great especially as its just C, i will need to dust off the old programing for dummies book lol

Posted by: Elfen on 2016-02-18 15:17:04
There's a Mac version of that book... and you will need resource editor too - to make resources for the program like windows to print too.

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-18 15:35:09
Cheers Elfen 🙂

Posted by: Scott Baret on 2016-02-18 22:00:18
If you want something specific to the Mac, look into HyperCard. It's not as powerful or as flexible as C, but some great masterpieces were developed with it over the years (the best examples being Cyan's old games). It is incredibly easy to learn, especially if you have a good resource (I highly recommend Danny Goodman's HyperCard reference), and while it may be limited, it's easy to pick up on. If you know even a little bit of HTML, it should come easily.

Posted by: rezwits on 2016-02-18 22:47:08
I have a MetroWerks 4 for 68k and MetroWerks 6 for PPC, with MacApp R13 and R15, respectively, compiling and working, I am trying to finish off the MacApp R13 with last MPW-GM&PR for 68k and PPC, with some patches from a WHILE!@go.  When I get my SCSI2SDs soon for my system I should be able to finish that off to complete my "68k/FAT/ppc IDE workbench"

Let me know if you want to get all into that, compiling on 68k can take a while at first but then moderate update compiles are ok.  Oh and you need 2 GB drives which get full, i.e. the SCSI2HD haha

It's fun tho.  I want to finish off with the A/UX MPW compiler which is the next "platform" to finish, that might be waaaaay tough tho, we'll see.

Laters...

Posted by: rezwits on 2016-02-18 22:48:07
oh btw, if you just want a quick C compiler try Think Stuff!

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-19 00:31:07
Thanks everyone, i really want to try hypercard and make some useful things. I have done some C but a very long time ago so that might be for longer term projects

Posted by: Elfen on 2016-02-19 07:32:03
The Mac version of the Programming in C came with a copy of Semantic's Thin C with RedEdit. Its a stripped down version of Think C.

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-19 07:34:39
Thanks guys, yes defo things to look at 🙂

Posted by: Bunsen on 2016-02-20 17:21:08
What was that site someone (from here I think?) set up as an introduction to 68k Mac programming?  I've been racking my brains trying to remember it since this thread began.

Posted by: cjtmacclassic on 2016-02-20 17:28:39
Were you thinking of this?

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-21 02:10:02
Yes thats great 😉 i have a lot to learn, speaking to a c programmer friend of mine it looks like i'll need to write 2 programs 1 for my se/30 to run through the bridging computer which in turn will run another program on the modern machine which can access the more modern DLNA/UPNP protocols the stereo uses. This ive been told is due to my the se/30 not being able to Understand DLNA natively.

Posted by: Bunsen on 2016-02-21 16:44:59
Thanks cjtmacclassic, that's the one.

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-23 14:02:56
Thanks Bunsen, i spoke to guy on email he said its possible what i want to do but very ambitious so ill need to get much better at coding

Posted by: uniserver on 2016-02-23 15:38:23
kinda like what bmow did, when making the software that allows you to re-program your ROM, when his rominator is installed.  

http://www.bigmessowires.com/mac-rom-inator/

Posted by: SE30_Neal on 2016-02-27 12:39:26
Its pretty impressive Charles

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