ReadMe for Samples.zip

Introduction

This zip file contains two Apple II disk images:

Samples.dsk - PRODOS 8 Sample Programs written in Manx Aztec C65 
Version 3.2b.

GraphicsDemo.dsk - PRODOS 8 Graphics Demo Programs written in Manx Aztec 
C65 Version 3.2b.

These two disks contain working versions of sample programs that are
distributed with a "scaled-down" version of the Manx Aztec C65 
cross-development environment for an Apple IIe with 128K of memory 
running PRODOS 8. A modified Graphics link library is provided with this
"scaled down" version which extends C65 to support the use of bit-mapped 
graphics images, sound routines, and the use of auxilliary memory.

Background

The "Little Running Steps" Collection consists of 10 disk images containing
English and French versions of four PRODOS programs written by Canadian
Software Developer Bill Buckels in the early 1990's for use in Elementary
Schools.

The IBM-PC versions of these programs were developed by French Canadian
"CourseWare" developers Denis Coulombe and Robert Boivin on behalf of Centre
de recherche appliquée pour l'ordinateur (CRAPO) in the late 1980's and
marketed to schools across Canada as part of a six program set called
"Collection Les Petites espadrilles".

The Apple II versions were written in their entirety by Canadian Software
Developer Bill Buckels, on the IBM-PC in the C programing language using the
Manx Aztec C 6502 Cross-Compiler.

The Manx C compiler provided a rudimentary Graphics Library, but came nowhere
close to what Bill needed to complete the four programs in the "Little Running 
Steps" Collection so he set to work to create the graphics routines that the 
Apple versions needed.

Bill developed his own Apple II graphics file formats and programmed his own
set of conversion tools which he ran on the IBM-PC to produce the Apple II
graphics after creating and editing these in IBM-PC format to suit the Apple
II display. He did this in conjunction with writing his Manx C graphics
library. 

The sample programs on these two disks are by-products of that effort.

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