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From: "JW" <jarw@clover.net>
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Subject: Re: books recommend
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 12:19:08 -0400
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The scanf function in C is used to read from the standard input. This means
that when the function is called in your program it tries to read characters
that the user is typing on the keyboard (the standard input). There is
probably no great need for this on the Yaroze as the important input device
is the controller (and possibly the memory card). There is the printf
function which has been adapted to work with the Yaroze libraries. This
function sends output to the standard output (your computer's monitor). The
only reason this function is provided is so you can send debugging messages
to your monitor while a program is running. You can see why this could be
useful.

The C functions that are supported on the Yaroze can be found in the
"Standard C Functions" section of the User Guide you got with your Yaroze.

As far as C programming books I would consider a book called something like
"How To Program C". It was written by Deitel/Deitel and was published by
Prentice Hall. If you can't find this anything like a beginning C book or
"How to Program C in 21 days" would be a start. As graphics go, others have
suggested "Introduction to Computer Graphics" by Foley and van Dam.

Hope this helps.

JW