Re: Converting 6502 Asm to PIC

[Jerry <awanderin@yahoo.ca>]

PIC Newbie <allenbsf6502@gmail.com> writes:

> The program that you wrote is exactly what I wanted.  I hate the PIC
> Mnemonics.  It was so hard to use and unfriendly.  If only 6502 has a
> PIC-like microcontroller with a 6502 engine, I would not have use the
> PIC.

Every CPU is a bit different, and some are a lot different, but all the
ones I've programmed each have their own beauty.  You just have to use
them for a while.  ;-)

The PIC definitely has its limitations, but with those comes really
low-power consumption.  If you end up using it some more, do check out
the open projects that people have made and posted on the web.  The
trick I used to load the character values was taught to me by a fellow I
worked with years ago; I was up against the same problem you were.


> It seems your PIC knowledge is not rusty at all.  Do assembler
> programmers treat all the CPU the same, ie someone who started with
> 6502 can easily learn 8086 or Z800 or 68030 in a short time?

I would say an experienced programmer can fairly easily move to another
chip and learn it quickly, but even then, it usually takes a while to
"think" in that language and learn the nuances that separate okay code
from great code.


> I do most of my 6502 on Applewin and the micro KIM from Briel and the
> 65c02 SBC-2 from Daryl.  If I save enough money I'll get the SBC-3 to
> learn 65816 and Apple I from Briel.  The Apple IIe and IIgs I got from
> eBay were all upstairs in my store-room.
>
> Thanks again Jerry for your help,

Glad to help.


Probably we're getting off-topic now for A2 stuff...  :)

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Jerry    awanderin at yahoo dot ca