jeffh@hpubvwa.HP.COM (Jeff Harrell) (10/30/88)
I'm looking for a MC680xx assembler for my 386-AT. Has anyone out there seen one? Sure would be handy!! --- Jeff Harrell hpubvwa!weycord!spectra!jeffh hpubvwa!hplsla!labjuh!jeffh
jec@nesac2.UUCP (John Carter ATLN SADM) (11/06/88)
In article <12820001@hpubvwa.HP.COM>, jeffh@hpubvwa.HP.COM (Jeff Harrell) writes:
] I'm looking for a MC680xx assembler for my 386-AT. Has anyone
] out there seen one? Sure would be handy!!
] Jeff Harrell
Does the Motorola BBS at 512-440-3733 stil exist? If so, there were all
sorts of useful 'freebies' available for downloading.
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Video: ...att!nesac2!jec Voice: 404+581-6239
The machine belongs to the company. The opinions are mine.bill@oakhill.UUCP (bill) (11/07/88)
Freeware is the name of the BBS dedicated to support Motorola MPU's and
MCU's (controllers). "Freeware" is online 24 hours a day. The following
is a sample of the topics:
8-bit MCUs.
16/32-bit MPUs.
Evaluation Boards and modules.
Conferences/Interest Groups.
IBM-PC software tools (assemblers etc.)
Development Systems (HDS-200, HDS-300)
To use:
1) Set your system to 8-bit , no parity, 1 stop-bit.
2) Dial 512-440-3733 (starting Dec 19 1988) the Number will change to
512-891-3733.
I'm not sure of what all is on this. michael@mcdchg.chi.il.us (Michael Bodine) (11/08/88)
John Carter ATLN SADM (jec@nesac2.UUCP) writes: > In article <12820001@hpubvwa.HP.COM>, jeffh@hpubvwa.HP.COM (Jeff Harrell) writes: > ] I'm looking for a MC680xx assembler for my 386-AT. Has anyone > ] out there seen one? Sure would be handy!! > > Does the Motorola BBS at 512-440-3733 stil exist? If so, there were all > sorts of useful 'freebies' available for downloading. Subject: M68K macro assembler recommendations Organization: Motorola Microcomputer, Schaumburg, IL I end up sending this information out so frequently that i've put it into a standard letter. If you have further questions, feel free to contact me directly via email, usnail or telly. Motorola Semiconductor has a set of free macroassemblers for the 6800, 6801, 6802, 6803, 6804, 6805, etc., as well as for the 68000 family uploadable from their Freeware bulletin board. It's accessible at 1200 baud (and maybe 2400) at (512) 440-FREE. It is often busy and not too infrequently down, so be ready to try often. There is a sysop who checks in at times, so if you can't find what you're looking for, leave a message and check back later. Remember, it's free software, no guarantees, altho bug reports are gratefully accepted. The best, of course, would be the one WE have to offer! Seriously, it's a very good assembler with macro capabilities, which has been the standard since the inception of the 68000 supporting the standard syntax, ie. what's in the hardware reference manuals for the chips, and it has very few known bugs in it. Many software houses producing assemblers and compilers use it as the standard against which to compare their own product. Call your local Motorola Microcomputer, Computer Systems or Semiconductor sales office to find out about buying a copy. The only bad part about it is that it is intended for use on our System V/68 unix platforms. Source is available if you want to port it to another environment. We also sell the Absoft assembler for our systems. The Absoft assembler is a tricky little devil that takes all kinds of weird syntax in and tries to make sense of it before assembling it into 68000 family code. Like, you could feed it 8080 assembler and it would at least try to make 68K object out of it... It also will optimize your assembler -- dangerous! so you can turn that feature off. Motorola Microcomputer Division has a brochure called "The Source" which lists all sorts of third party software for the 68000 family and the new 88000 RISC processors. There are many vendors of cross-assemblers and compilers listed there, including those below. I make this distinction only because I have direct experience with the sources below and not necessarily all of the ones listed in The Source. The next tier of assemblers are all third party and available to run on a wide variety of machines. These are from Introl, Avocet, Language Resources and Relational Memory Systems. All are reliable, quality and have high customer satisfaction ratings from all of my customers. There are some cross-tools which are good from Boston Systems Office; only work on VAX/VMS. There are, of course, many other vendors of such software with widely varying prices and quality levels. Usually a scan through the back of Byte magazine will give you several names offering darn good prices. However, the vendors listed here provide professional service and quality software, and either i have personally used their stuff or some of my customers have. Good luck, and thanks for using Motorola! BSO 128 Technology Center Waltham, Ma. 02254-9164 (617) 894-7800 RELMS POBox 6719 San Jose, Ca. 95150 (800) 448-4880, (408) 265-5411 LRI 4885 Riverbend Rd Boulder, Co 80301 (303) 449-6089 Introl 647 W Virginia Milwaukee, Wi 53204 (414) 276-2937 Avocet Systems 120 Union St POBox 490 Rockport, Me 04856 (800) 448-8500, (207) 236-9055 Absoft 2781 Bond St Auburn Hills, Mi 48057 (313) 853-0050 Motorola MicroComputer Division 2900 S Diablo Way Tempe, Az 85282 (602) 438-3500 or local Motorola MCD/SPS Sales offices -- [ Michael Bodine, michael@mcdchg.UUCP, (312) 576-7840 ] [ Opinions expressed are mine! All mine! ] [ Motorola couldn't have them even if they wanted them! ] [ No one else agrees with me; why should my employer? ]