c language

[Bob Rasmussen]

Note that to develop for the iPhone, you have to work on a Mac; 
specifically, and Intel-powered Mac. 

And before anyone new asks if I've ported Anzio (our terminal emulator) to 
the iPhone, I have not. I *have* investigated some of the general-purpose 
emulators out there, even bought one or two. See TouchTerm, for instance.

The problems I foresee in the usability area largely focus (pun intended) 
on the size of the screen. Combinined with the need to use the screen as a 
keyboard, also, this gets pretty tough. You can do some things with 
magnification, but I'm still not convinced it would be more than a 
novelty, at least for full-screen apps.

The problem from the development side is that my code is not in C, it's in 
Delphi.

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, John Esak wrote:

> Good idea. I always wanted to write for the I-Phone... I can think of 100's
> of things I'd like myself.
>  
> I think for $99 you can buy into the I-Phone dev program. They send you  an
> apparently phenomenal development kit that lets (and helps) you write
> amazing programs... and I don't think much knowledge of any low level
> language is required.... certainly not C.  Obviously, being able to hook
> into some C  routines might be very helpful, but the few videos I've seen on
> the SDK make it seem like child's play. :-)  Of course, it isn't.  But, if
> you are writing any apps at all, I think the $99 should be your first
> investment.  That also gives you a hook into providing the app for their
> millions of users, where they get some $$ and you get some $$ all laid out
> up front and easy.  
>  
> Honestly, if I had the sight, I would spend the next year writing a filePro
> access program for the I-Phone.  There is just enough of a niche market to
> sell a couple hundred copies at good bucks each.  Hell, I'd pay $250 to be
> able to access my filePro apps wirelessly from anywhere.  Maybe even more.
> If it stayed locked to the I-Phone even and wasn't portable to any of the
> other handheld GUI devices coming out, it would still be worth it. It would
> be so cool to have a clerk/report app for our cherished database.  Of
> course, it would be amazing to have the screen designer and report designer
> available to end-users as well...  Okay, enough dreaming.  Sounds like a job
> for ken or Ron.
>  
> John
>  
> P.S. - While you're at it guys... warehouse/bar code reading interface also
> please... thanks.  Just let me know when they're ready.
>  
> Remember, this is a time when the apps can cost more than the device by
> far!!!  Go for it.
>  
>  
> 
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: ROBERT PULLIAM [mailto:pulliamr at earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:11 PM
> To: john at valar.com
> Subject: Re: c language
> 
> 
> I am working on an iPhone app and need some knowledge of C.   thanks for the
> response.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: John Esak <mailto:john at valar.com>  
> To: 'ROBERT PULLIAM' <mailto:pulliamr at earthlink.net>  ; 'filepro'
> <mailto:filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>  
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:56 PM
> Subject: RE: c language
> 
> 
> Well, it's a matter of using a "comiler" for the platform on which you are
> working.  If you have the development system on SCO, then you have the "cc"
> command which is what you would use to turn your C scripts into  executale
> programs.  By default, if you use cc to compile a script (bunch of code) it
> will be turned into an execcutable called "a.out".  If you were to run
> "a.out" it would run whatever that script says to do. 
>  
> So, you need to find a compiler for the Windows box you wish to learn on, or
> get the devsys for your SCO box which contains a compiler.  
>  
> C is not an easy language to learn quickly.  I would suggest learning Python
> instead. It is as powerful as anything out there and is much like C in that
> it is extremely portable from Windows to *nix.  If, you really have a need
> to learn C particularly, I would suggest getting a Visual C book which will
> make a lot available to you right away.  Still, you will not be
> accomplishing a whole lot in any short period of time.
>  
> Good luck whatever you do.  Any specific reason you are deciding to take up
> C?  
>  
> John
>  
>   _____  
> 
> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf
> Of ROBERT PULLIAM
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:35 AM
> To: filepro
> Subject: c language
> 
> 
> 
> I am a novice programmer and purchased a book on programing in c.  Is there
> a way to do this on a windows machine or a mac so that I can compile and run
> the programs in the tutorial portion of the booki.  Also I tried it in a
> unix box (sco) and that will not work.
>  
>  
> Thanks Robert PUlliam MD
> 
> 

Regards,
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