Suggestions on where to start programming needed

[cpfuture]

Hi,

I would like to get 'into' Amiga (system) programming. I have all the Amiga Reference Manuals and I've got the Amiga Programmer's Handbook Volumes I and II from Sybex, but all these books seem to be primarily reference books and I really don't know where to begin.

What I'd really like is a hands on book (or online tutorial) that gradually introduces me to programming for the Amiga. I can find my way around C, but what I'd really like to try is 68000 assembler programming.

I have no specific project in mind or anything and just want to do this for the fun of it. I want to experience what makes this wonderful machine of my youth tick. All the programming I did on the Amiga when I was a teenager was in AMOS. I'd really like to get down 'n dirty with the Amiga now...   ;-)

Thanks in advance for any book or URL suggestions!

[cpfuture]

Thanks for all the suggestions and links everyone. @Hans: I just checked the link you gave in archive.org and it looks like a nice introduction! @AMC258: Thanks, I'll start digging into the big Libraries and Device book come X-Mas time.

I think I'll start off in C to get a little acquainted with the Amiga API. Then when I feel comfortable enough with that I'll dig into ASM. Should be fun!

@dfreniche: No need to apologize. The more the merrier! ;-) There are really tons of tutorials that'll get you started in C. The one Hans gave should be a very good starting point though because it gets into Amiga programming in C with a GCC compiler. Good luck!

[cpfuture]

Thanks for the extra suggestions, everyone. I got 2 books on 68000 programming in the mail that I bought second hand recently and am now reading up on the 68000. Sure is nice to at least be able to read 68000 assembly properly and to learn about the CPU itself.

I'm also reading some relevant chapters in the 'Amiga ROM Kernel Reference: Libraries' book, which will be followed by 'Devices' of the same series.

I think I have some original SAS/C disks somewhere that came with an A3000 I bought last year and a cutdown version of DevPac2 on an Amiga Format coverdisk, which should get me started soon. Hope to get some more spare time during the holidays and actually try some 'classic' coding.