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From: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
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Subject: 6502 assemblers
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 19:54:20 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 31 19:54:20 1986
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Summary: 

In article <4269@mhuxd.UUCP> res1@mhuxd.UUCP (STEALEY) writes:

>	I would appreciate expansion of this discussion to include
>recommendations on various assemblers. In particular, does anyone
>know if "The ProDos Assembler" is produced by Apple?  It is recommended
>several times in the first book mentioned above.
>
>Rick
>{ihnp4!mhuxd!res1}

	About assemblers, I particularly like Merlin, and look forward to
it's full screen editor.  I can use text files and edit with
AppleWriter, but it can get awkward trying to edit, assemble, edit,
assemble, etc.

	I have heard good things about Lisa, but also that it is getting
out of date.  I don't really know what out of date means, but I do think
that an assembler should keep up with the latest software innovations.

	Another assembler that I have heard rave reviews about is the
Orca/m or somesuch.  I understand that this not only supports the 65C02
(as does Merlin and the ProDOS assemblers), but that it will support the
Rockwell chip with it's bit manipulation opcodes and even the 65C816.

	The ProDOS assembler is published by Apple, though I don't know who
wrote it.  It is said to be a major reworking of Apple's original EDASM,
with many bug fixes, good documentation, and a plethora of new features.

	I believe all of these assemblers are available in both DOS and
ProDOS versions.

Sean Kamath

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