lbaeza #1 Posted August 4, 2011 Hello People Does anybody have a PDF version of the "6502 Assembly Language Programming" book by Lance A. Leventhal? Already googled it, but I couldn't find it... Thanks! (Posted under the influenza...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Random Terrain #2 Posted August 4, 2011 Speaking of this subject, have you looked at the other books that you can read for free here: http://atariarchives.org/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #3 Posted August 4, 2011 not that i know of, DLH ( http://www.bombjack.org/commodore/books-generic.htm ), has others, but still hasnt been able to aquire that one... sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmlloyd #4 Posted August 4, 2011 I have that book in print form. I'm not sure how to go about getting it into PDF though. And I'm not 100% sure about legal issues... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashjazzcat #5 Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Well, me neither but somehow I managed to use the old Google magic: 6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance A Leventhal Maybe someone wants to upload this to a repository. I found it on RapidShare. Edited August 4, 2011 by flashjazzcat 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lbaeza #6 Posted August 4, 2011 Excellent...that's what I was looking for. Thank you very much Regards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #7 Posted August 6, 2011 Well, me neither but somehow I managed to use the old Google magic: 6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance A Leventhal Maybe someone wants to upload this to a repository. I found it on RapidShare. Great find! I have a printed version of this book and have been using it for years. IMO, it's the best reference source for the 6502 Assembly Language. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClausB #8 Posted August 6, 2011 The first book I bought after getting my first Atari 400 was the 1979 edition: It taught me all about assembly, interrupt handling, and I/O programming for the PIA. Back in the day the Osborne books were THE authority on microprocessors, often more informative than the manufacturer's publications. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #9 Posted August 6, 2011 i have the '83 edition myself, where it has the '6502' at the top... used to have the '68000' book also... both very good! sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #10 Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Hello People Does anybody have a PDF version of the "6502 Assembly Language Programming" book by Lance A. Leventhal? Already googled it, but I couldn't find it... Thanks! (Posted under the influenza...) My book cover looks like this one. It says "Copyright 1979" inside the book. So, what year edition is the one with the blue/green cover (posting #8 ) from then? Edited August 6, 2011 by atx4us Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashjazzcat #11 Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) This is a great book (I'm glad I went looking for it), but what I'd like to see is a guide to OOP on the 6502. Joel Goodwin wrote a great series on this very subject beginning in Issue 82 of New Atari User, which I've just rediscovered. He talks about encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance, etc. Some of his ideas were definitely lingering in my mind when I started the GUI. Edited August 6, 2011 by flashjazzcat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #12 Posted October 10, 2013 As I stated earlier in this thread, I actually own a copy of this book and I'm still using it. But, who carries books of this size around these days. I looked around on the internet but this book is quite elusive to find. Can someone be so kind to send a recent working link for a pdf version? Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFish #13 Posted October 10, 2013 Can someone be so kind to send a recent working link for a pdf version? Thank you. 6502 Assembly Language Programming Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #14 Posted October 10, 2013 6502 Assembly Language Programming Thank you! I don't mean to be picky about this copy but this is one of those books that is very high on my list of favorite reference books. Is there any chance that a cleaner scanned version exists out there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madi #15 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) 6502 Assembly Language Programming_ (1979) by Lance A. Leventhal.pdf Find it here: Press the green button Edit: it looks as it is the same PDF posted by MrFish Edited October 10, 2013 by Madi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFish #16 Posted October 10, 2013 Thank you! I don't mean to be picky about this copy but this is one of those books that is very high on my list of favorite reference books. Is there any chance that a cleaner scanned version exists out there? It's the same copy that was linked to earlier in the thread. I was hoping for a better copy myself, when it was originally posted. But, beggars can't be choosy, as they say... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFish #17 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Speaking of 6502 programming reference... I stumbled upon these last night while searching up a cover for the Leventhal book. They're being seeded, and I was able to download them in pretty short order: Micro - 6502 Journal (Complete) Torrent.zip Edited October 10, 2013 by MrFish 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan #18 Posted October 10, 2013 BTW, I will occasionally do a used book search on sites like Abebooks for '6502', 'Atari' and other terms and sometimes it's surprising what turns up for cheap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashjazzcat #19 Posted October 10, 2013 Speaking of 6502 programming reference... I stumbled upon these last night while searching up a cover for the Leventhal book. They're being seeded, and I was able to download them in pretty short order: Micro - 6502 Journal (Complete) Torrent.zip These are superb. I love the term "serious computerist" too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFish #20 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) These are superb. I love the term "serious computerist" too. They seemed to have changed their subtitle quite frequently, and supported other processors, including the 68000 later.: • 6502 Journal • Magazine of the Apple, KIM, PET and other 6502 Systems • 6502/6809 Journal • Advancing Computer Knowledge • for the Serious Computerist They look to have featured the Atari computers quite a bit too. Who can doubt that Atari assembly language programmers are "Serious Computerists" when the Macro Assembler documentation cover features an image like this : Edited October 10, 2013 by MrFish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashjazzcat #21 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Who can doubt that Atari assembly language programmers are "Serious Computerists" when the Macro Assembler documentation cover features an image like this : Serious Computerist.jpg I always wondered if that was Dr Smith from Lost in Space. Edited October 10, 2013 by flashjazzcat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFish #22 Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) I always wondered if that was Dr Smith from Lost in Space. I usually refer to him affectionately as "Bit-Head" or "Mnemonic-Man". Edited October 10, 2013 by MrFish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanochess #23 Posted October 10, 2013 I'll give a look to this Leventhal book. BTW, just I've found an online scan of my only 6502 book (I've the Spanish version) http://www.isna3ha.com/books/english/Programming/1984-Top%20Down%20Assembly%20Language%20Programming%20for%20your%20VIC-20%20and%20C64.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #24 Posted October 11, 2013 BTW, I will occasionally do a used book search on sites like Abebooks for '6502', 'Atari' and other terms and sometimes it's surprising what turns up for cheap. I agree that you can find some old classic books on the internet still - fortunately! For me, I prefer .pdf files now though because they are a lot more portable and most of them are searchable (OCR'd). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atx4us #25 Posted October 11, 2013 It's the same copy that was linked to earlier in the thread. I was hoping for a better copy myself, when it was originally posted. But, beggars can't be choosy, as they say... You're right. Something is still better than nothin'. But, I'm still hoping to find a better scanned version someday Like I said, I already have the book. But, I don't know how to make a really good scan without having to rip it apart. I only have a flatbed scanner with a document feeder (nothing fancy like Google books setup). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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