Re: How good is the ORCA/M Assembler?

[Blake Patterson <blake@blakespot.com>]

	What are you using on the GS, Merlin 16?


bp

Kirk Mitchell wrote:
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> In article <300120001859223073%prodos8@yahoo.com>,
>   brian@innobyte.com wrote:
> > I am considering paying $60 for a copy of the Byte Works' ORCA/M Macro
> > Assembler 4.1 (the 8-bit version), but before I buy I would like to
> 
> I'd have to assume that you only have an Apple //e then?  If so, that
> would be your only option.
> 
> > hear some comments about it.  What are your thoughts?  Is it easy to
> > use?  How is its documentation?  (I'd be new to Apple II Assembly
> > programming).  Thanks for your help, I appreciate the comments.
> 
> I stopped using it once I got a GS.  You can do 8 bit assembly using
> ORCA/M for the GS.  The documentation is adequate for describing how to
> use the assembler, but will tell you nothing about how to PROGRAM
> assembly.  You'll need another source for that.
> 
> It has been so long ago since I used it that I've forgotten a great deal
> of the details, but I do know that I like the GS version better.
> 
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> Kirk Mitchell
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