HL00@NS.CC.LEHIGH.EDU (Sheng Lin) (05/13/91)
Well, I guess I've had enough practice programming the GS from the mini-assembler and now I'm thinking of getting a full-size assembler. If I'm going to write GS specific applications, should I get the Merlin 8/16 or the Orca/M package?
MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET (05/13/91)
On Mon, 13 May 91 01:31:57 GMT <info-apple-request@APPLE.COM> said: >Well, I guess I've had enough practice programming the GS from the >mini-assembler and now I'm thinking of getting a full-size assembler. >If I'm going to write GS specific applications, should I get the Merlin >8/16 or the Orca/M package? I can't speak for the Merlin Assembler because I've never seen it, but the ORCA/M Assembler is definitely worth getting. Most Assembly code you'll find for the GS is completely compatible with it. The Byte Works (the people that make ORCA) helped produce the APW Assembler and the ORCA assembler is the same thing as the APW Assembler, so code written for one will almost always work for the other. If you want to stay 'main-stream' in GS assembly, ORCA/M would probably be the best route. -------- ---------------------------------------- BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm <------------send files here pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com
unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) (05/13/91)
In article <12059120:31:44HL00@lehigh.bitnet> HL00@NS.CC.LEHIGH.EDU (Sheng Lin) writes: >Well, I guess I've had enough practice programming the GS from the >mini-assembler and now I'm thinking of getting a full-size assembler. >If I'm going to write GS specific applications, should I get the Merlin >8/16 or the Orca/M package? The LISA assembler was posted to comp.binaries.apple2 recently. It's freeware I believe.. If not, it's definitely shareware then... -- /unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu Apple IIGS Forever! unknown@cats.ucsc.edu\ |WANT to help get ULTIMA VI //e or GS written?-mail me. CHEAP CD info-mail me.| \ It's a Late Night World.... Of Love /
mhill@pnet91.cts.com (Martin Hill) (05/13/91)
> Well, I guess I've had enough practice programming the GS from the > mini-assembler and now I'm thinking of getting a full-size assembler. > If I'm going to write GS specific applications, should I get the Merlin > 8/16 or the Orca/M package? If you're planning to do pure assembly programming, then I recommend Merlin. It's much quicker, stores source files more efficiently, has better macros, has built-in utilities accessible just by hitting U at the main menu, and everything is at your fingertips at all times. It's so much faster than ORCA/M you wouldn't believe it. It's much easier and faster to assemble and link, test the program out, quit, and then return to the editor with Merlin. On the other hand, if you plan to integrate high level languages with assembly, which I feel is the only way to go, then you'll need ORCA. That's really the only thing in its favour, but it's an important consideration. When I started using ORCA/M after using Merlin for a long time I found the whole process clumsy and slow. That was when I really appreciated Merlin's great editor. But I need to combine C and assembly, so ORCA is what I use. UUCP: bkj386!pnet91!mhill INET: mhill@pnet91.cts.com
ART100@psuvm.psu.edu (Andy Tefft) (05/13/91)
In article <15708@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) says: > >In article <12059120:31:44HL00@lehigh.bitnet> HL00@NS.CC.LEHIGH.EDU (Sheng >Lin) >writes: >>Well, I guess I've had enough practice programming the GS from the > > The LISA assembler was posted to comp.binaries.apple2 recently. Note that I haven't posted the GS versions yet. They are still available by anon. ftp from ucrmath.ucr.edu in the PC subdirectory. All I am doing is ftp'ing the files from ucr, running them through bsc on unix, and posting them as a favor to Randy Hyde, who put them on ucr in the first place. I will probably get to posting the GS version this week; if anyone else wants to volunteer the effort send me mail (should probably be posted by someone who can download it and test it out briefly first).
daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Huang) (05/13/91)
In article <91133.103023ART100@psuvm.psu.edu> ART100@psuvm.psu.edu (Andy Tefft) writes: >[ Re GS version of Lisa assembler ] >I will probably get to posting the GS version this week; if anyone >else wants to volunteer the effort send me mail (should probably >be posted by someone who can download it and test it out briefly >first). I've d/led Lisa 16, and it works fine, but I can't get Anix to work right... It assembles, but hangs on the title screen when I launch it :-( Has anyone had any success with Anix? -- David Huang | Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "Help! My ganglion is UUCP: ...!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | stuck in some chewing gum!" America Online: DrWho29 |
rhyde@dimaggio.ucr.edu (randy hyde) (05/15/91)
If you are attempting to assemble and run ANIX 816 (I forget the version #, but it's the .SHK one), it does not assemble and run. It did at one time, but I broke the code into pieces and make tools out of parts of it. Never had the time to get the new stuff working again. I offered the source only as examples. It would probably take about two weeks worth of evenings for me to get it working again. Probably four weeks for someone just learning the system. *** Randy Hyde