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From: huang@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (Howard Huang)
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Subject: Re: Merlin Pro
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Date: 6 Mar 90 03:53:01 GMT
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Dale Wiles writes:
>I use Merlin-PRO V2.54, which is an OK assembler, but it's starting to
>really show its age. So I called Roger Wagner Pub. and asked about
>updating to what ever the current version is. According to the
>secretary 2.54 IS the newest version.
>
>Is this correct? 

The last I heard, there are two newer versions of Merlin, but neither of
them are technically Merlin-PRO.  One is Merlin 8/16, and the other is
Merlin 16+.  As you can guess, these are directed toward the IIgs.  They
SHOULD run on a //e, but I'm not sure about that.

>Also, what other unprotected, ProDOS, *SUPPORTED* assemblers are out
>there for the (enhanced) //e. I don't mind spending some money, but
>I'd like something that gets along with a shell, uses the expanded
>memory, and hopefully has some fairly powerfull macros.

Nibble magazine's parent company (MindCraft, I think it's called now) sells
an assembler for around $50.  It supports the 65C02, "expanded memory" (just
how much? I dunno), and there's a macro package available separately that
kinda simulates Applesoft commands.

A while ago, S-C software had a pretty powerful assembler.  Among other
things it supported cross-assembling to other microprocessors.  The
program's author, Bob Sander-Cedarlof, provided excellent support and
even had a magazine devoted to the assembler.  Anyone know if S-C is still
around?

Most supported assemblers seem to have gone toward the IIgs, which I suppose
is now the preferred development environmenti for the Apple II series.  I 
hope you find something for the //e.

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