I'm writing a book on Amiga Software...

[nagaflas]

...and I wanted to know whether or not there would be an interest in such a project.

Ever since 1992 when I first saw an Amiga in action, I have been fascinated by the vast amount of software available for it. Even if one only has access to public domain software, there is still enough freely available Amiga software to complete any task a computer user would run into.

I don't have a title for the book yet, but it is basically an in-depth and detailed look at many software programs, describing their tasks, how they work, etc. There will also be photos.

I am covering basically classic apps. from WB 1 to OS 3.9, since this is when the majority of apps for the Amiga were developed (but don't get me wrong, there are still hundreds of folks out there actively coding for the Amiga).

So, tell me: am I providing a valuable addition to the available Amiga literature out there, or am I just wasting my time?

[Castellen]

There are plenty of Amiga programming books available second hand and some new, such as the series published by Abacus.  They tend to concentrate a lot on things like intuition, system devices, etc.

What I think would be most useful in a new book would be to focus on things like ReAction and MUI programming.  There's very little, if any, printed books covering those aspects of GUI programming.

I know of quite a number of programmers who would be keen on something like that, myself included.

[Plaz]

That sounds like a monsterous task your proposing. But I think it would be valuable expecially to new comers to Amiga.

"Ok, I've heard of Amiga and it sounds interesting. So where do I start, what hardware do I need and what are the  programs I need to get loaded?"

Sounds like your book could help fill the need. And of course you can't forget to reference places like Amiga.org :-)

Plaz

[TrevorDick]

I would buy such a book;-)

Also I have recently finished reading the new book about the rise and fall of commodore and would love to see a book covering the history of the Amiga and it offshoots!