Programming for the atari

[vanman]

Ok, I have 4 things.

 

1. What is the difference between the programming languages of the 2600, the 5200 and the 7800?

 

 

2. Which one is easiest and best to use?

 

3. Do I need any programming expierence?

 

4. Where can I get tutorials for the programming languages? Please give me the easiest ones (and the most thorough I would like to be able to do anything the programming language is capable of) because I dont have any experience in programming. Period.

[+Allan]

The easiest system to program for is the 5200 because:

 

1. There is the most documentation for it since it is basicly an Atari 400 with some minor changes.

 

2. There is not only a good assembler but also 5200BAS Basic compiler available for it. You can't program in Basic for the 2600 or 7800.

 

Try www.atariarchives.org and www.atarimagazines.com for starters.

 

Allan

[eric_ruck]

5200 is definitely the easiest. Also I would include the Lynx on that list since it is 6502-based. Also the Lynx is very easy to program.

 

Eric