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Re: Need LISA help



  To: Andrew C
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:40:38 +0000, Andrew C wrote:

> Hi, I'm just starting out with 6502 assembly and I have, as far as I
> know, set up LISA 3.2 correctly*. However, I could clearly use a bit more
> documentation than I have. I found the book "Using 6502 Assembly
> Language" by Randy Hyde but when I follow the instructions and attempt
> to enter instructions it always yells "ILLEGAL MNEMONIC" at me even when
> I am clearly entering a legal mnemonic from the book. So basically, can
> anyone point me to a copy of the manual or at least tell me why it
> considers all input invalid?  

If the book you are using has source code for an assembler other than
LISA, keep in mind that there are assembler specific mnemonics that may
not work.  Things like ASC, DS, DB, DW, EQU, ORG and such are assembler
specific as is the way labels are defined.