need to get started

[peens]

learn c if anything. it'll be easier than gradually go to c++ otherwise your code will be crap. personally i recommend you stick with c unless your willing to devote alot of time at this. use the dcdeviso.

but i am willing to spend some fair amount of time on it, so i mays well just go for the C++.. who knows.
i just wanna the basics, and hopefully work my way up to some bigger things. i would like to go to school for it later on as well.

[peens]

also if i were to hook a DC up to my computer, what all would i need? vga box and coder cable? or just the coder cable?

[quzar]

all you need to hook it up to a computer is a coder's cable or BBA. for video output though, you need either a tv or a monitor and vga box.

[peens]

if i am correct a coder cable lets you play try your programs while still on the computer correct? of do you still need to burn them..

better yet..what exactly does a coder cable let you do?

[Darksaviour69]

yeah you can send stuff over coders cables,the same way you can with a bba, but its very slow.

for coding for the dc

BBA>Coderscables>CDRs multi session

[SiZiOUS]

yeah you can send stuff over coders cables,the same way you can with a bba, but its very slow.

for coding for the dc

BBA>Coderscables>CDRs multi session

You can use the Chankast emulator too ... before buying your coders cable

[peens]

i was gonna try to use chankast once... but there was a lot of stuff i had to download to use it, and it seemed quite complex......uggh i have a lot to learn...

[SiZiOUS]

i was gonna try to use chankast once... but there was a lot of stuff i had to download to use it, and it seemed quite complex......uggh i have a lot to learn...

All you need is to download the Chankast emulator.

You need the Dreamcast BIOS too (but don't ask for it here, you must find it yourself).

After doing that, use the following command:

Run an unscrambled bin :
chankast.exe -file:binary.bin

Starting the emu directly :
chankast.exe -file:binary.bin -nogui

Starting the emu directly and use an iso image :
chankast.exe -file:binary.bin -iso:image.iso -nogui

Good luck

[peens]

thanks very much... any reason why it cant be said here? like illegal, or against forum rules?

EDIT: i have chankastalpha02a, i forgot i still had it. is it any different from the one you linked? the link didnt work for me by the way.

[Darksaviour69]

yes, its illegal to distribute the bios, but its legal to get the bios of the dreamcast that you own.