Re: How good is the ORCA/M Assembler?

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

carbon <prodos8@yahoo.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
: 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've used 4.1 to write plenty o' code over the years. It makes sense to me
since it was modeled after IBM/370 assemblers syntax wise, and I learned
370 assembly back in school. It works best for writing 8 bit code, since
the assemble/link/makebin process, then booting ProDOS 8 to test, then
going back to GS/OS is a longer turnaround. Add reboot time to that should
your code crash your system too. It's a good package which I recommend highly.
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