Re: Apple 1 microchess - correct operation?

["Kallikak" <ken.wessen@gmail.com>]

Keith wrote:
> Kallikak wrote:
> > Download pom from my page -
> > http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/personalpages/kwessen/apple1/emulator.zip.
> >  I've fixed that bug and a few others, and added a couple of things.
> >
> > I'm trying to find time to fix it up properly and release the changes.
> > The original author didn't respond to my email.
> >
> > I use it to test things that I later run on my replica 1 - it works
> > well.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> I have a question about the emulator. In the batch file there are some
> comments that read:
>
> REM ECHO="Y" to echo all screen output to stdout
> REM 8K="Y" to use the 8K ROM with BASIC, Assembler and Monitor,
> REM otherwise just the monitor will be in ROM
>
> I was wondering about the middle line. Is there really an assembler
> somewhere in one of the files? Or is it a typo and it's referring to a
> disassembler? (Like the one here -
> http://www.brielcomputers.com/files/disassembler.txt)
>
> Regards,
> Keith

It's referring to an assembler I wrote.  See
http://school.anhb.uwa.edu.au/personalpages/kwessen/apple1/Krusader.htm
I've given it a fair bit of testing, but keep in mind that it's only
recently finished.  There is 8K of ROM in the replica 1 - 4K is used by
BASIC, and 256 bytes by the monitor.  I wrote my assembler to fit in
the leftover.  Running the emulator with -8K="Y" uses the 8K ROM that
contains the assembler.  You can launch it using F000R, and there's a
fairly detailed manual on that webpage if you want to give it a try.

Ken

Ken