Re: 6502 SANE library

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Jay Krell <jay.krell@cornell.edu> wrote:

> Apple Numerics Manual, Appendix B The SANE Engines: Availability, Page 240
> 
> SANE for the 6502
> 
> You can obtain the object code for the 6502 SANE software (FP6502,
> Elems6502, and DecStr6502) by writing to the following address and asking
> for 6502 assembly-language SANE:
> 
> Apple Software Licsensing
> 20525 Mariani Avenue
> Cupertino CA 95014
> 
> Included with the object code are the macros mentioned in this manual and
> complete instructions for use with ProDOS and DOS assemblers and with the
> Apple Pascal Assembler [I never heard of that before.]

Apple Pascal has a Pascal compiler and an assembler.  The assembler is
reasonably good - it has macros, for example.  Nothing to write home
about, and it is really only useful for programs which run in the Pascal
environment.

Using the assembler on a one 5.25" drive system is very tricky (it won't
fit on the same disk as the compiler and operating system).  It is more
feasible if you have two drives, or a 3.5" drive with Pascal 1.3.

> The code can be used on any Apple II computer with at least 64k of memory,
> or an Apple III.
> 
> Anyone want to try writing?

Charles told me (in E-Mail) he'd already tried Apple Software Licensing,
and they weren't any help.

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