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After Dark Programming
I was reading my After Dark manual today and it said in there how to program a module, something I have always wanted to try. However, my only compiler that will work in C to my knowledge is the developer tools CD I got with Mac OS X 10.0.
Will that work to compile an After Dark file or should I go looking for an old version of Think C on eBay?
Will that work to compile an After Dark file or should I go looking for an old version of Think C on eBay?
I know that you can find versions of Think Pascal and Think C on the web that will work for programming after dark modules. I believe info-mac has some example source code as well.
Which version should I look to purchase? (I can see if B&R or Herb's has it in stock, eBay is coming up empty right now).
Also, are there any opensource/freeware alternatives for an early Mac?
Also, are there any opensource/freeware alternatives for an early Mac?
You can still get MPW for System 7.5 or later. Can MPW be used with After Dark?
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Well, if it was me, I'd look for the example After Dark code first, and then find the compiler that it's meant for. I can't recommend any versions, sorry. Don't know about MPW either.
I bought Think C off of eBay a few months ago, but haven't seen much for a while. Never seen a copy of Think Pascal. It might be a long wait.
I don't have any idea (doubt it) if Thin C (based on Think C 2.0 I believe) would work, but it is a freeware C compiler for early macs FYI.
I bought Think C off of eBay a few months ago, but haven't seen much for a while. Never seen a copy of Think Pascal. It might be a long wait.
I don't have any idea (doubt it) if Thin C (based on Think C 2.0 I believe) would work, but it is a freeware C compiler for early macs FYI.
There's a version of Think Pascal out there that's free. I've used it quite a bit under System 6 and it works great. Dunno how well it'll do After Dark modules though.
I have Think Pascal for SYS 6.x.
But I'm deployed. Send me a PM in July and I'll find it for you when I'm back home.
But I'm deployed. Send me a PM in July and I'll find it for you when I'm back home.
Think Pascal is available for free on http://www.pascal-central.com/ or http://www.lysator.liu.se/~ingemar/tp45d4/think.html . Or do a Google search for "ingemar think pascal".
I'm using ThP for a personal project. Documentation isn't generally available, but I was able to buy a set on Amazon. It's mostly a standard Pascal, so the FreePascal documentation may help.
I'm using ThP for a personal project. Documentation isn't generally available, but I was able to buy a set on Amazon. It's mostly a standard Pascal, so the FreePascal documentation may help.