| From: | Sami N��t�nen |
| Date: | 24 Sep 99 at 19:03:43 |
| Subject: | Re: PureBasic |
On 24-Sep-99, Anton Reinauer wrote.
> On 24-Sep-99, Rob Hutchinson wrote:
>
>>> I really think that the PPC support is what would really help it sell
>>> some copies...even non-Blitzers would go for that...
>
>> I agree.. The only 2 things I can think of at the moment that would
>> make me want to buy it. Are: Ability to compile for other 68K
>> processors, and the fact that it`s constantly in development. I think
>> it lacks too much in this early stage. What about hardware bashing
>> commands?? Some people with naff processors may want to use the full
>> power of their Amiga. PB has absolutely NO system unfriendly commands.
>> Some may disagree, but I think giving the user the choice of
>> programming style is the best, they may want to target a game at users
>> with a low-end machine using ALL the effects availible. (I dont
>> suppose this is under development?)
>
> Hmm, I agree, but I feel that should have a much lower priority than
> OS stuff. I would prefer to see GFX card compatibility, with a Mildred
> like lib first, to create decent up-to-date games on. We can hardly
> push a new Amiga with 020 games :/
> I think most games programmers on the list are doing 030+ games now.
>
>> One thing that would be a good idea for PB though, is to have a
>> command/set of commands that deal with screens in BASIC form, so that
>> utilities can be written with ease for the GFX card users... I`m not
>> talking about just opening a screen the way blitz does. I mean having
>> an extra parameter to make it public.. 1 command to open a screen
>> requester..etc,.. I`m supprised these wern't implemented in blitz
>> really. Opening a screen for public use with a GFX card and the GTLib
>> in Blitz can be a right pain in the jacksy :)
>
> Yes, definately.
>
Well I'm writing chunky polygon library for PB at the moment, and 3D support
will be included too and it WILL be made as PPC version too if it depends
from me. Some Mildred kind 2D stuff is hopefully coming too, but I just
don't like the idea of writing things twice. So it would be better if the
current owners could port it to PB, but I think it's between Fred and
Mildred owners not mine to concern.
PS. it will definitely use 020+ optimized code so no low CPU support from me
Sami N��t�nen
EMail: sami.naatanen@dlc.fi
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