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Re: 6502 Assembler books



Alistair Ross wrote:

>I have an apple IIe and want to program in assembler. I have only had 
>success programming in the monitor mode, can't seem to get merlin to 
>work properly, and I dont have any other assembler (can anyone suggest 
>where to get one easily - ie in .DSK format - cant find any on asimov)?

If you can run ProDOS, I really think you should try to get Merlin Pro
working.  It's a fine assembler, and quite easy to use after you get
the hang of it.  (It does use subdirectories, but you'll find them helpful,
too.)

>The main purpose of this email however is to ask about a good book for
>learning 6502 assembler. I'm new to assembly in every sense, so I'd
>appreicate a slightly easier book, but I guess it's not too necessary -
>as long as it shows me how to do it.
>
>I have seen "6502 Assembly Language Subroutines" by Leventhall and
>Saville on amazon for around �16 ($20 ish dollars), inc delivery from US.

I'd recommend more of an introductory book.  This one is a "second"
book which has a "library" of routines.

Have you checked at 6502.org for programming information?
-michael

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