<s>
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
is	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
created	O
by	O
Wouter	O
van	O
Oortmerssen	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
was	O
being	O
developed	O
until	O
1997	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
dropped	O
significantly	O
after	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
intellectual	O
property	O
owner	O
Escom	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Wouter	O
van	O
Oortmerssen	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
a	O
general-purpose	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
implementation	O
is	O
specifically	O
targeted	O
at	O
programming	O
system	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
[...]"In	O
his	O
own	O
words	O
:	O
"	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
was	O
a	O
tremendous	O
success	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
programming	O
languages	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
combines	O
features	O
from	O
several	O
languages	O
but	O
follows	O
the	O
original	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
most	O
closely	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
basic	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
's	O
main	O
benefits	O
are	O
fast	O
compilation	O
(	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
a	O
scripting	O
language	O
)	O
,	O
very	O
readable	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
flexible	O
type	O
system	O
,	O
powerful	O
module	O
system	O
,	O
exception	O
handling	O
(	O
not	O
C++	B-Language
variant	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Object-oriented	B-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Amiga	B-Device
graphics	O
software	O
Photogenics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
hello	O
world	O
"	O
program	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
looks	O
like	O
this	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
1993	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
public	O
release	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
;	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
on	O
Aminet	O
was	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
source	O
codes	O
were	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
mailing	O
list	O
at	O
least	O
since	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1997	O
:	O
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
is	O
released	O
(	O
3.3a	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1999	O
:	O
Unlimited	O
compiler	O
executable	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1999	O
:	O
Source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
compiler	O
in	O
m68k	B-Device
assembler	O
is	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Wouter	O
van	O
Oortmerssen	O
in	O
the	O
m68k	B-Device
assembler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
tools	O
that	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
E	O
.	O
The	O
compiler	O
generates	O
68000	B-Device
machine	O
code	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
and	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
Originally	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
with	O
68000	B-Device
CPU	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
modules	O
that	O
can	O
handle	O
68060	B-General_Concept
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
mature	O
,	O
discontinued	O
,	O
source	O
available	O
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
sources	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
and	O
adds	O
many	O
extensions	O
to	O
the	O
compiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
and	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
Like	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
,	O
plus	O
some	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
generations	O
of	O
m68k	B-Device
CPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
mature	O
,	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
source	O
available	O
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Martin	O
Kuchinka	O
,	O
who	O
cooperated	O
with	O
Tomasz	O
Wiszkowski	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
development	O
group	O
"	O
The	O
Blue	O
Suns.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
and	O
CreativE	O
languages	O
but	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
due	O
to	O
syntax	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
and	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
3.0	O
or	O
newer	O
;	O
at	O
least	O
68020	O
CPU+FPU	O
or	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
(	O
PPC	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
4MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
mature	O
,	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
from	O
scratch	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
by	O
Leif	O
Salomonsson	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
and	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
3.0	O
with	O
68020	O
CPU	O
and	O
FPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Obsolete	O
,	O
unfinished	O
,	O
discontinued	O
,	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compiler	O
and	O
tools	O
written	O
from	O
scratch	O
by	O
Leif	O
Salomonsson	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
,	O
with	O
internal	O
functions	O
developed	O
in	O
m68k	B-Device
and	O
PPC	O
assemblers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
compatibles	O
and	O
derivatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
3.0	O
,	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MorphOS	B-Operating_System
with	O
m68k	B-Device
or	O
PPC	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
mature	O
,	O
open	O
source	O
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
and	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
3.0	O
68020	O
CPU+FPU	O
;	O
PPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
meta-compiler	O
written	O
from	O
scratch	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
.	O
It	O
can	O
compile	O
itself	O
and	O
supports	O
multiple	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
(	O
m68k	B-Device
)	O
,	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
PPC	O
)	O
,	O
AROS	B-Application
,	O
MorphOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
.	O
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
code	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
CreativE	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
proper	O
settings	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
ECX	O
compiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
mature	O
,	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
compiler	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Darren	O
Coles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platforms	O
:	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
and	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targets	O
:	O
Like	O
Amiga	B-Device
E	I-Device
;	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
with	O
68000	B-Device
and	O
020+	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
:	O
Stable	O
,	O
mature	O
,	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
source	O
available	O
,	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
