UNCSPL@UNC.BITNET ("Scott P Leslie") (03/24/89)
Hello, Someone asked about a good reference for 68000 assembly language. I have "68000 Programming" (or something like that) by Steve Williams. It is published by Sybex Books, and it's orange (you can't miss it). This has a great discussion on each instruction the 68000, 68010 can use. It also has sample programs. The only thing a 68000 programmer would really need in addition to this book would be a list showing the execution times of various instructions. -- Hope this helps, Scott P. Leslie (UNCSPL@UNC) Jax
c08_d102@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Stdnt102) (03/25/89)
In article <8903231712.AA14757@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> UNCSPL@UNC.BITNET ("Scott P Leslie") writes: > Someone asked about a good reference for 68000 assembly language. >I have "68000 Programming" (or something like that) by Steve Williams. >It is published by Sybex Books, and it's orange (you can't miss it). >Scott P. Leslie (UNCSPL@UNC) Jax So, it's been a while, but here's a summary of the replies to my request way back when for 68000 references: a) Motorola 68000 Data Book b) Motorola 68000 Data Book c) Sybex 68000 Programming Guide (reply above) What an overwhelming response! Anyway, I've just found the address and telephone number for the Motorola literature division, so I'll be getting the data book from them. A few weeks ago somebody told me the University bookstore was selling copies of the Sybex book for $2, there were two copies left, oh, and there's a couple of the GEM books, too, so off I rushed... And, of course, by the time I got there, the 68000 books were gone... The bookstore was quite willing to sell me one of the copies on the shelves for $24.95... Bah. I ended up purchasing the HiSoft Devpac 2 ST, because it has most of the features of AssemPro, a very good manual, and a set of features which make it particularly useful for Lattice C users. The linker is an extended version of the GST linker (and was itself written in Lattice C), the debugger is simply incredible, and the assembler itself will accept MetaComCo Macro Assembler files with few changes. The package includes a very good text editor (although still, in my opinion, not as good as Tempus) from which the assembler and debugger can be run, in addition to stand-alone versions of the debugger and assembler. The main differences from Assempro which stand out in my mind are the much better documentation, the ability to generate standard object files (both DRI .O and GST .BIN), the lack of the ability to simulate a 68020 (big deal), and the lack of an extensive disassembler (although I haven't checked the debugger out enough to see if the difference is really major). So, thanks to those who replied (or tried to reply; I've no doubt our mailer has denied my existence to every third person who has tried to send me mail in the past two years). Here's hoping you find this info useful... Jared J. Brennan <ins_bjjb@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> or <c08_d102@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> BITNET: INS_BJJB@JHUNIX,JHUVMS ARPA: ins_bjjb%jhunix@hopkins.ARPA UUCP: allegra!hopkins!jhunix!ins_bjjb "What's up, Spock?" -- Jared J. Brennan <ins_bjjb@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> or <c08_d102@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> BITNET: INS_BJJB@JHUNIX,JHUVMS ARPA: ins_bjjb%jhunix@hopkins.ARPA UUCP: allegra!hopkins!jhunix!ins_bjjb "What's up, Spock?"