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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Cross Assembler for 6502
Summary: 6502 cross assembler (runs on msdos systems)
Message-ID: <1557@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 89 14:54:33 GMT
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Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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I know msdos is a fight'in word, but that gives something to
entertain your bridge board with...  TASM or Table Driven Assembler
is a really fine shareware product, so I guess you could say that
it is *commercial* not p/d for whatever reason that's important.

Tasm supports macros and C-like #ifdefs.  Tasm source can also be
purchased and run in a Unix environment if desired.  I suppose you
could also compile with Aztec C and run it on Amigados if you
wanted.

The neatest feature of of TASM is that the instruction definitions
are stored in a table so you have the freedom to define it for
whatever target CPU you like.  TASM comes with 6502, 8048 and 8051
CPU models.  We wrote our own for the 6809.  I used tasm to compile
a ~500 line source for a small single-board 6502 based controller I
was prototyping.  The compile took about 15 seconds.  You have the
choice for either Intel or MOS hex file output or even binary
image.  I chose Intel hex files which were compatible with an
el-cheapo $100 prom burner I got from JDR.  Worked great.  The
Amiga 2000 would make a nice environment, since you could use the
bridgeboard and also have a PC compatible slot for the cheap prom
burner.

TASM is a product of Speech Technology Inc.  Here is their address:

Thomas N. Anderson
Speech Technology Incorporated
16321 176th Ave. NE
Woodinville, WA  98072

Sorry, no phone # given.  I found TASM on the PC/SIG compact disc
software collection.  Naturally, I have no connection with these
people other than that I tried out their shareware product one
time.  The shareware fee is $30 for the disk+manual, which for what
you get is exceedingly reasonable.  It is at least as good as
some multi-hundred dollar cross assemblers I've used.

Bill
wtm@impulse.UUCP  or wtm@neoucom.UUCP