[net.micro.mac] McAsm.hqx posted on net.sources.mac

mss@dartvax.UUCP (Mark Sherman) (09/02/85)

Since I snarfed over McAsm and documentation from Sumex, and since no one
else seems to be posting it, I posted the following messages to
net.sources.mac:

McAsm.hqx:	PackIt file for McAsm and McLoad
McAsmDoc.hqx:	PackIt file of McWrite-format documentation for McAsm.hwx
McLister.Lst:	Examle listing produced by McAsm

I have used the MDS system a lot and had hoped to run some comparisons
between the two system, especially speed of assembly and linking. However, I
have not had time to do so. I hope someone can run the comparison and post
the results of their experiments.

BTW: one small quirk I noticed. The programs are called "McAsm" and
"McLoad", but the "Transfer" menu in them wants to find programs with the
names "Asm" and "Load" (as well as "Edit"). I assume "Edit" refers to the
MDS editor (which you'll have to get on your own), and I guess that the
transfer linkages are followed, but I didn't try. (The REL formats are not
compatible, so you can't combine output from the two systems, nor use
Apple's provided REL files.)

Mark Sherman (mss@dartmouth.Csnet, ...!decvax!dartvax!mss.UUCP)