wjb@burl.UUCP (Bill Buie) (02/01/84)
-- This seems to be my day for posting repeat articles. Pardon me, please; I wasn't thinking when this came up a couple of months ago. I am going to need a good assembler package and monitor (the software kind) to run from disk on the C64. Absolute necessities for the assembler package are: 1) Two-pass 2) macro capability 3) link capability (linking separately-assembled routines, that is) * 4) written in machine language (!!!) 5) relocating capability * 6) ability to handle very large programs 7) understandable syntax and error handling 8) adequate documentation *I wouldn't know if there really is such a beast, but if there is, I want 'im Pleasant luxuries would be: 1) an excellent editor (although I could get by with anything moderately servicable, I think) 2) independance from C64 ROM 3) disassembler capability Absolute necessities for the monitor are: 1) Speedy loading and retrieval 2) ability to step through programs, checking registers and memory as I go 3) written in machine language (!!!) It would also be nice if the monitor were independant of C64 ROM. After the absolute necessities are met, I want to go for the cheapest set that will do the job. All replies are welcome, but send by mail, please. A special plea to whoever posted an article similar to this one once: please send me a summary of your replies. Thanks, everybody, -- --Bill Buie
porter@inuxd.UUCP (J Porter) (02/04/84)
I posted a review a few months back, but in case you didn't see it.....Don't waste your money on anything but MAE from Eastern House Software. This is the best. Co-resident machine language editor, formatter, and superfast assembler, with macro capability, linked two pass assembly from multiple disk files, plus monitor, forwards and backwards scrolling, excellent user support and documentation, plus a users group to boot with a jillion public domain disks. Hundreds sold for $150 for the PET/CBM. The same package is available for the C64 for $60. What more can I say. Highly recommended even for Sunday programmers. Jeff Porter (inuxd!porter) AT&T Consumer Products Indianapolis