http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/ 2012-05-17T10:36:15-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/ http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2011-09-30T04:13:33-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=applications&rev=1317370413&do=diff This list was assembled by people over at Amiga World and was primarily maintained by BigBenTheAussie. The original thread is here See also the tips on how to find and install applications Help to update this list with links to the current versions/places to obtain these applications is very welcome, also additional categories. text/html 2011-09-30T04:28:44-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=arexx&rev=1317371324&do=diff If you are unfamiliar with Arexx see the page on automation on Amiga Since Arexx is the defacto standard for supporting remote control / automation of applications on Amiga, there's a general expectation that larger applications will have an Arexx port. Arexx can also serve as the general scripting language for your application rather than embedding a different language. text/html 2011-02-06T11:27:00-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=automation&rev=1297009620&do=diff .. while you can use a variety of scripting languages to automate tasks on the Amiga, the most common option for Amiga users is ARexx. OS/2 users, or sysadmins with experience from larger IBM systems might be familiar with Rexx, which is where ARexx originates from. For OS/X users, the nearest equivalent is AppleScript. text/html 2011-03-20T11:04:45-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=crazy-ideas&rev=1300633485&do=diff Memory protection on the Amiga is a contentious subject not least because many considers it unnecessary and/or impossible. This is a proposal of how to layer in MP into AmigaOS or AROS in a way that will minimize impact to existing systems: * Create a “MP enabler” app that will enable the MMU and set up translation tables, and load a library that allows manipulation of the tables. This app will also patch Exec to enable a memory context to be created, and add a page fault handler. * The M… text/html 2011-02-06T11:37:19-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=cross-compile&rev=1297010239&do=diff See Zerohero for a set of cross-compilation toolchains based on GNU tools (gcc etc.) to compile C/C++ for the Amiga from Windows or Linux TODO. * AmiDevCpp * vbcc * Gcc cross compiler builds * Using UAE text/html 2011-09-30T04:19:19-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=debugging&rev=1317370759&do=diff CyberGuard / Enforcer / MuForce / Mungwall / Wipeout FIXME: Expand Due to lack of memory protection under AmigaOS, a number of tools exists that use MMUs to offer partial protection for debugging purposes during development. MorphOS MorphOS has built-in CyberGuard. It guards non-allocated memory and writes to zero page. It can be configured to guard reads from zero page but it is not enabled by default because many Amiga software would fail. text/html 2011-09-30T03:45:04-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=dev-environment&rev=1317368704&do=diff TODO: Pro's and cons of the various alternatives (vbcc, gcc, others?) Preconfigured environments AmiDevCpp As an alternative to developing on the Amiga itself, you can cross compile. AmiDevCpp provides a Windows based IDE and compilers. MorphOS Download MorphOS Software Development Kit and follow instructions. The development kit includes Scribble development environment, GCC, make and other tools. text/html 2011-10-12T23:28:25-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=dev-links&rev=1318476505&do=diff See also the SDK installation page Reference Material and manuals * AmigaDevHelp Large collection of AmigaOS3 (and before) documentation including a large number of examples. * Guide to Amiga Compatible Programming * Natami/Amiga developer docs HTML versions of the official AmigaOS manuals from Commodore as well as the hardware reference manual and a guide to the m68k instruction set. * Amiga Developer Docs - Another source for the official AmigaOS manuals * AROS Wiki Book User guid… text/html 2011-09-30T04:00:29-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=developing-libraries&rev=1317369629&do=diff Amiga libraries comes in two flavours: * The “*.library” files are explicitly loaded by the application, not necessarily at start time, and shared OS wide. They are the original standard. * ELF “*.so” files are Unix/Linux style shared libraries that are supported by AmigaOS4, and that are automatically loaded when the application loads. text/html 2010-06-11T07:31:05-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=filesystem&rev=1276255865&do=diff Like Windows, but unlike OS-X and Linux, the Amiga has a multi-rooted filesystem. That is, you don't have a single ”/” root directory that all other filesystems are found under. Devices, Volumes and Assigns On the Amiga, all of the above have alphanumeric names. When you see them used, they usually end with a ”:”. text/html 2011-02-06T11:45:02-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=frexxed&rev=1297010702&do=diff FrexxEd is a highly configurable editor for the Amiga. It was written by Daniel Stenberg (more recently of Curl fame...) and Kjell Ericson. Some features include: * Split views within the same windows/screen * Multiple windows on the workbench, private screens or public screens * Syntax highlighting * Highly scriptable via FPL - a C like language - and remotely via ARexx * Exports the current buffers via a special filesystem handler, so external software can operate on the buffers v… text/html 2011-09-30T12:59:37-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=getting-started&rev=1317401977&do=diff TODO: Links The right choice for you if you're a new or returning user will depend greatly on what you want to do, and what your motivations are. The following are the most viable alternatives for someone reasonably new: Run AmigaOS 4.1 on new or used PowerPC hardware AmigaOS4.1 runs on new hardware from ACube - the SAM series of boards, that are available from an number of Amiga retailers or direct from ACube. text/html 2011-09-30T04:25:57-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=ide&rev=1317371157&do=diff * See also the list of Amiga editors at texteditors.org Editors * CygnusEd Perhaps the best known Amiga text editor; multiple views (split screen), ARexx integration. Commercial * EdWord Professional Public domain editor (GFA Basic) w/syntax highlighting, split screen and ARexx integration * NoWinEd MUI based text editor. Open Source. On Aminet. * Annotate Cross platform (AOS3,AOS4, MorphOS 1 and AROS) programmers editor with macros and syntax highlighting. GPL * FrexxEd Programmers… text/html 2011-09-30T04:16:24-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=installing&rev=1317370584&do=diff The best sources for applications are: * Aminet All Amiga variants * OS4Depot AmigaOS4 only * The AROS Archives AROS only * MorphOS files MorphOS only Most Amiga applications are distributed as archives, typically lha, or alternatively tar.gz, zip or rar. To install the applications you need to unpack the archive (see list of archivers below, MorphOS Ambient can unpack archives for you). You will usually find a text file describing how to install the software or an “installer” script… text/html 2011-03-20T11:04:01-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=keyboard-shortcuts&rev=1300633441&do=diff LA = Left Amiga; RA = Right Amiga Key combination Action LA + b Start/end selection (for cut and paste) LA + B Start/end rectangular selection (for cut and paste) Under UAE, Left Amiga and Right Amiga typically map to the window and menu keys respectively with Windows keyoards, or the Cmd/Option keys on OS/X. Alternatively you can use Page Up / Page Down. text/html 2011-09-30T04:23:45-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=languages&rev=1317371025&do=diff Actively Developed / Supported * ECX AmigaE compiler for AmigaOS and MorphOS * PortablE Mostly AmigaE compatible, but with a compiler that generates portable C++ instead of M68k Amiga object files. * C/C++ (gcc, vbcc) * Python * AmiBlitz * Modula II * Lua * Perl * Hollywood Commercial / proprietary multimedia language * Ruby (full 1.9.0 port for MorphOS) text/html 2011-09-30T03:57:52-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=links&rev=1317369472&do=diff See also Links related to developing on/for Amiga Community Sites * Amiga.org * Amigans * Amiga World * AmigaOS.net * AROS Exec * Amiga Addicts Sanctuary Including English Amiga Board * English Amiga Board's Amiga FAQ * AmigaZone * ClassicAmiga * A1k Mainly German forum (but with an English board as well) * AmigaScene.nl Dutch Amiga Forum * MorphZone text/html 2011-02-01T08:32:09-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=networking&rev=1296567129&do=diff Setting an Internet Connection TODO Samba (connecting to a Windows network) TODO Setting an FTP Server and Client TODO Setting a Web Server TODO Networking Software TODO text/html 2011-03-20T11:05:46-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=portability&rev=1300633546&do=diff Checklist * Endianness: If you want to target AROS, which can run on x86, you need to ensure you don't depend on the in-memory structure of types larger than 1 byte. For example this means never casting a long to char[4]. It also means being careful about how you read/write binary data from/to disk, or the files you write may not be possible to move over to other systems. FIXME: Macros to handle this efficiently in the default case. * Test on at least AmigaOS 3.1. AROS, MorphOS and the vari… text/html 2011-09-30T04:08:31-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=porting&rev=1317370111&do=diff Common pitfalls * Lack of memory protection. Non-ixemul software When porting non-ixemul software check file system paths and path handling. Often *nix path handling is used what is incompatible with Amiga path handling. Porting from Linux Cross compiling Getting a Linux like build environment AOS4 SDK and AROS SDKs has a Bash port and a set of Unix like commands, but there will be some issues with expected paths etc. text/html 2011-09-30T03:46:02-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=sdk&rev=1317368762&do=diff * AmigaOS 3.5 SDK can be obtained from Haage and Partners, and other Amiga retailers. NOTE: You don't strictly need this, as you can develop using the 3.9 NDK (see link below), but having the NDK's for specific versions of the OS makes it easier to catch accidental use of too new functionality if you wish to target older releases. * AmigaOS 3.9 Downloads Contains the official FAQ, the Native Development Kit, and various updates * AmigaOS4 SDK is available for free download from Hyperion TOD… text/html 2011-09-30T03:57:10-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=shell&rev=1317369430&do=diff See also the Wikipedia page on AmigaDOS, which contains quite a bit of information on how to use the Amiga Shell. Setting up your shell If you're used to Linux/Unix, you might like to try abc-shell, a Bash compatible shell for the Amiga. Classic Amigas The standard AmigaOS shell is pretty basic. In order to improve your experience, you're best of installing some enhancements. text/html 2011-10-07T07:24:08-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=start&rev=1317986648&do=diff This wiki is intended to be a collection of documentation focused on: * How to get started using AmigaOS and variants and especially how/where it differs from Linux/Windows/OS-X * How to get started developing for AmigaOS and variants, including getting a development environment working. * Tips on applications and enhancements to install to improve the user experience. text/html 2011-02-06T11:28:51-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=startup&rev=1297009731&do=diff See S:Startup-Seqence for starters TODO: Write proper description of the typical boot sequence, and describe “best practice” text/html 2011-09-27T15:10:24-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=thisthefirst_title&rev=1317150624&do=diff Hi to all on this webpage its content text/html 2011-07-25T12:42:52-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=wiki_editing_title&rev=1311612172&do=diff wiki editing content text/html 2011-09-30T03:53:48-04:00 http://amigadocs.hokstad.com/doku.php?id=workbench&rev=1317369228&do=diff The AmigaOS “desktop” is called Workbench. Some basics: * First of all, you get menus by holding down the right mouse button. On the Amiga, like in OS/X, the application wide menus appear at the top of the screen. Some applications also have contextual menus that appear by the mouse pointer. * The windows representing folders can be made to always re-open in the same location and with the same size. You do this by clicking on the window, holding down the right mouse button and selecting “S…