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From: jdb@NCSC.ARPA (Brown)
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Subject: PD Z80 assemblers (and ZASM)
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Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 22:25:14 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 25 22:25:14 1987
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Fellow travelers,

I have been looking for a 'good' Z80 macro assembler and have seen several
references to ZASM as a recommended way to go.  Does anyone know where I 
could get it?  I have tried the SIMTEL20 archives but couldn't Find it there.

Does anyone have an alternate suggestion as to favorite Z80 macro assemblers?
I have downloaded Z80MR from SIMTEL but haven't tried it yet.  The only thing
I didn't like about it from reading the docs is the 6 character limit on
labels.  Is the limit in ZASM the same?  Around 16 characters would be
enough, I'm not that verbose.

If you have a favorite commercial version that is *inexpensive* , tell me
about that too.

Also a note to/about Rick Surwilo's Z8E debugger: absolutely amazing!!
If you do any Z80 assembly work, don't miss this one.

david brown
jdb@ncsc.arpa