andylama Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Hi folks, I need a recommendation. What are the favored reference books for Assember (namely Atari Macro Assembler)? I dabbled in 6502 assembly MANY MANY years ago, so I do have a feel for the syntax and structure. I guess I'm looking for a good all-around reference work for "a beginner who already has a clue". Suggestions appreciated Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Tsk, tsk -- not using SEARCH on AA are we :-) Try this -- http://www.langesite.com/AtariRoots/index.html sTeVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 www.atariarchives.org Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 The 3 books I make use of mostly are Mapping the Atari, the Atari Hardware Manual, and Programming the 6502 by Rodnay Zaks. Mapping the Atari is a great reference, but Ian Chadwick's lack of technical skill show through in places, where he simply repeats material from other sources without giving any further explaination. For this reason, I keep the Hardware manual nearby, which is dry reading, but has some good technical info. I copied the instruction reference pages out of Programming the 6502, and I refer to them often. I program on the PC, and send my assembled code to the 8-bit. This could be done with APE, but I'm doing it with a custom cable to the joystick port and a custom 1-sector loader program (faster). Also, many of us here could help you get started. -Bry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 just in case you don't know this: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atari8bitdev (sorry for promoting this group anytime... ) hve/tqa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Oh yeah.... we need some fresh blood in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Certainly the Zaks Programming the 6502 was a great help for me, plus the Compute's 1st and 2nd books of Atari Graphics programming had a few useful machine related examples. Get hold of De-Re-Atari too. Regards, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylama Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 Folks, Thanks much for the references. Surely everything I'll need! I also joined the yahoogroup...although I am so painfully rusty with 'tha 6502 skillz' that it is bound to be a while before I have anything to contribute...except maybe bad mnemonic puns (J/K! Don't ban me!! It's a joke!) Thanks again, guys andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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