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PoisonedV:
OK, 1. should I use BASIC or C for my 89 T? What are the pro's and con's?
2. Where can I learn BASIC or C? 3. How hard is each one

rivereye:
BASIC is easier, but C will be faster.

TIGCC might have a tutorial (not sure), and there is a BASIC tutorial at http://tifreakware.calcgames.org

Liazon:
Use C, you can always ask for help here or anywhere really.  But it's not going to make you better at computer C though.  Most of the stuff to make C programs fast on 68k calcs you will NEVER see on a computer.  You will have to actually program a computer to become more familiar with the ANSI computer functions, but at least you'll know all the nuances of the language

tutorials:

http://www.technoplaza.net/

Regular books on C are really helpful for letting you learn abstract computer concepts like pointers and memory, but when it comes time to make a "hello program," you won't be seeing your friendly printf(), but rather Ti-OS's DrawStr().  (ok so maybe you can use printf() on 68k calcs to print text, but it takes up so much more space and it takes a little longer to parse and check parameters.)

Grayscale is not built into the Calc, but is built into the design of TIGCC's outputed code.

Over all, go with C.  It's just so much better, but you can't program on calc if that's what you're looking for.  I think that's the only real advantage of BASIC.

if you've got more questions, just post.  I'd be happy to answer them, though out of all of the TIGCC programmers here (Alex, MathStuf, Ranman, bfr, etc.) I'm the least experienced.  However, I will be around most of the time for awhile.  I've still got my first project to finish.

edit: don't forget about the irc channel.  #omnimaga on irc.dragon-fire.org to find any of us.  #tigcc on irc.freequest.org to ask the ppl who made TIGCC.

DJ Omnimaga:
theres BASIC, ASM and C on 68k


i would go with C though. Because ASM is very hard and considering C is almost as powerful since C is much easier and not much harder than BASIC it will offer good balance. Also there is very few remaining 68k BASIC coders it seems (most BASIC rpgs in Omnimaga date back in the 90s), so it may be a lil hard to get help and support :S

tifreak:
I need to see about posting up the techno plaza tutorials in my tutorials section... I will of course, try to get the site admin's permission first... :P

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