Oct 21, 2005 gfa software technologies former gfa systemtechnik didnt develop the own innovative product gfa basic since june 2001 and the users wouldnt be informed about that in any kind. Many programs for the atari st consist not only of a. Gfa basic by frank ostrowski is the most popular basic for the atari st. L basic emphasizes teaching proper basic programming concepts rather than how to use visual controls. As long as you stay clear of machine specific peeks, pokes, and hardware registers, etc. It was particularly popular on the atari st, where it still is used by amateur programmers. I wrote mailing manager st for the atari sttt back in 1991 using gfa basic. Initial supported platforms will include amiga os and win32. Brief overview of gfa basic 32 gfa basic has a long history. Atari st essential software the list atari st essential software the list search this site. Monopoly by david addison atari stttfalcon computers. The amiga scene has moved on to other languages and wrote gfabasic off as to buggy to use a long time ago.
With the gfa basic interpreter you now have the opportunity to explore the atari st, and create professional programs. The name is derived from the company gfa systemtechnik gmbh, which distributed the software. Gfa basic is a professional programming language, it has hundreds of commands and functions and a very well written manual. Amiga the 1987 amiga 500 was the best selling model. The first version was gfabasic for the atari st, which was soon followed by a version vor the amiga. I spent two weeks reading and reverse engineering further the source code of another world out of this world in north america. Bootplus by marcello palmitessa atariuptodate is a noncommercial site collection information about software for the atari 1632 bit systems. The implementation was completely compatible with the command syntax for atari st and amiga.
It did without line numbers, one line was equivalent to one command, and the ide, to greatly simplify maintenance of long listings, even allowed for code folding. Amigabasic is an interpreted basic programming language implementation for the amiga, designed and written by microsoft. Sep 20, 2012 how to build standard 68k and coldfire binaries with my gfa basic editor for the atari st and compatibles. Roms amiga commodore amiga games adf planet emulation. After the development of the basics for the 68000 motorola processor, gfa systemtechik switched to intel processor line. To update individual components, download, unpack, and copy them from the gbe archive. If youre feeling adventurous, try the advanced rom browser. There is even an independentlydeveloped gfa basic editor running in a gem window. One day this cool machine called the st landed on my desk. Manuals for gfa basic and hisoft basic 2 english amiga board. The st enjoyed success in gaming due to low cost, fast performance and colorful graphics. Notable individuals who developed games on the st include peter molyneux, doug bell, jeff minter, eric chahi, jez san, and david braben. Blenders prehistory traces on commodore amiga 19871991 as extracted on the atari forum by another user.
Im dedicated to gfa basic 32 and will support gfa basic 32 as long as possible. Resource site containing an amiga archive of amiga magazine scans, box art scans, and amiga game manuals. I had a look at the source code and it doesnt look like the original. Although gfa basic 32 is a kind of freeware abandonware, donations are greatly appreciated to help cover cost and timeloss. If you have a question or are a fan of the amiga visit and join us now. It has been since the 80s since i programmed any on my old 8bit so really learning all over again and a newbie the way i look at it. August 1991 no part of this publication may be copied. To update individual components, download, unpack, and copy them from the gbe. The combination i came to dislike most was gfa 16 and windows 3.
We believe that gfa is the best programming language available, not just for the atari st, but also for the amiga, msdos and windows 3. To browse amiga roms, scroll up and choose a letter or select browse by genre. Game information, description, and download page for gfa basic v3. In this example i build two versions of my irc client atarirc. X11 basic, a modern gfa basic implementation, doesnt read tokenized source.
Gfa basic is a basic development system originally developed in 1986 by frank ostrowski and then targeting the atari st home computer. Later, ports for the commodore amiga, dos and windows were marketed. The first version was released in 1985 for the atari st, followed by a version for the amiga. Amigapd would like to thank both aaron and adam fothergill for for taking time to answer some questions about their amiga games which were written predominately with amos as well as their current work. Also if anyone has a compiler for gfa basic versions 3. This is one of two columns in which well explore the options of getting data into your program, then getting output. Bas is the gfa basic source code that was compiled into monopoly. In the mid1980s to the 1990s it enjoyed popularity as an advanced basic dialect, but has been mostly superseded by several other programming languages. Atari st rip it has been a while since my last posting.
Profuse thanks for posting a copy of the amiga comal manual. Operating system amiga, atari st, msdos, microsoft windows type basic. Blenders prehistory traces on commodore amiga 19871991 by piotr zgodzinski, march 19th, 2018. Amiga and pc and always developed the program on the st and then ported over. Now if i can find the software, i will be a happy camper. Amiga software wordworth, organizer, datastore turbocalc, photogenics. Games made in gfa basic group description gfa basic was an advanced, compiled basic dialect for the amiga, atari st and pc. Gfa basic is a dialect of the basic programming language, by frank ostrowski. Best basic programming language for tt030 atari sttt. There was a gfa basic game called wizzy quest that looked promising, but dont know if this game was already stretching the limits. It succeeded metacomcos abasic, which was included in amigaos 1. There is even an independentlydeveloped gfabasic editor running in a gem window.
Earlier releases were also targeting apple mac os x and gnulinux operating system but the effort had to abandoned due. Can the gfa basic linker link additional object files. Gfa basic for atari streturns the address of the variable. Do amos blitz basic have a map editor built in, if not any recommendations for one.
Commodoreamigaapplicationsadf directory listing internet archive. Roms amiga commodore amiga applications planet emulation. The first version was gfa basic for the atari st, which was soon followed by a version vor the amiga. The emulation library provides support for over 300 functions of the gfa win 16 bit language. Amiga rom kernel reference manual companion disk 1. Gfa software technologies former gfa systemtechnik didnt develop the own innovative product gfabasic since june 2001 and the users wouldnt be informed about that in any kind.
Pc basic is free and open source software released under the gplv3. Description, credits for and screenshots of gfabasic 3. Since it was never updated for the falcon or later systems, patches and helper utilities are needed to run the interpreter. Nov 25, 2008 guides to amiga emulation and the real amiga. Gfa basic is a new basic interpreter for the atari st computers. As the basic building blocks of learning to fly gliders, the gfa has established four levels of pilot certificates. I looking for this manual amiga hisoft basic 2 i look in the zone but can.
Gfabasic is a basic development system originally developed in 1986 by frank ostrowski and then targeting the atari st home computer. Gfabasic is a basic development system originally developed in 1986 by. The mattahtias basic project is an implementation of a basic compiler in ansi c. This months gfa basic programming tutorial deals with the subject of graphics and the demo programs mentioned in the article are sitting in the gfademos folder gfa convert. When i first read about it in magazines, i thought this is the. Gfa basic by jos schilders originally published in st news volume 1 issue 2, launched on august 9th, 1986. Search for amiga roms to browse amiga roms, scroll up and choose a letter or select browse by genre. But it was as good as any pd assembler game at the timenot that the bar was high, but still. L basic will help you understand how to program in the most popular versions of the basic language. Around 2002 gfa software ceased all gfa basic activities and shut down the mailinglist and website in 2005. The goal of this project is to create a powerful, intuitive, and easy to learn basic compiler. Reasonably advanced for its time, it quickly gained a lot of popularity on that platform primarily since it had support for generating programs that ran under the sts gem gui, but at the time most basic interpreters available for the system only worked in. Manuals for gfa basic and hisoft basic 2 english amiga.
Il primo volume aprile 1990 copre piu di 300 funzioni di sistema, ordinate alfabeticamente e suddivise in sette argomenti principali. Thousands of programmers use gfa basic but if you plan to start using it, keep in mind that this language does not follow those implicit syntax rules that most of the popular modern basic languages do. Now own 3 different atari 1632 bit systems and would like to relearn programming in basic. We would also like to thank lifeschool again from the lemon amiga forum for helping with research for this interview. Download gfa basic for windows 32bits gfa basic 32 requires windows vista or higher. Blenders prehistory traces on commodore amiga 19871991. Theyre also very unlikely to run with an absurdlyspecified emulator setup. Then gfa basic was developed for for the intel processors. The first three levels, known simply as the a, b and c certificates, are designed to progressively build up pilot ability and confidence, offering the developing pilot more privileges as experience increases. Reasonably advanced for its time, it quickly gained a lot of popularity on that platform primarily since it had support for generating programs that ran under the sts gem gui, but at the time most basic interpreters available for the system only. Prg it was written by david addison in true basic on an amiga, and converted by him into gfa basic for the atari st. This means fixing bugs and providing the means to use gfa basic 32 on the new os platforms vista, windows 7.
May 14, 2009 atari st rip it has been a while since my last posting. From memory, gfa basic source files can also contain arbitrary files used to use that to distribute amiga binaries than needed libraries so detokenizing isnt trivial. It was pretty buggy and didnt run correctly on 040 and up processors. It was originally written in gfa basic for the atari st. The basics page comprehensive list of basiclike languages. Code and downloads for windows 16bit and 32bit german. This doesnt cover input through alerts or dialog boxes.
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