The_Laird Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi everyone i'm a regular on the console forums but not this one, i have just purchased a 65XE and need some help. I don't have any manuals and don't know a great deal about the machine. I have a few questions but also if there is a good site anyone can recommend that would be good to. In my youth i was a very good programmer on the Spectrum in Basic and later on the ST, although the basic was slow and not that useful, and wondered if it differed much. I would love to learn assembly and maybe someone could tell me how to do that too. Thanks. P.S. Also if there is anything else important to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 Thanks for mostly ignoring my thread, apart from one who sent me a private message, but i could still do with some help apart from the books i have now got and am reading. Where can i get a program to compile assembler and the best source to learn how to write in assembler?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Do you want to code/compile on the Atari itself, or cross-assemble on a PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 THere are some tips/tricks for you in this thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65684 There is an online site with alot of programming books scanned in - I dont have the URL but Im sure someone will fill in my blanks - Antic Online I think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 That would be http://www.atariarchives.org =) I'm looking at that stuff at the moment aswell, as I got an 800XL last week. I'll probably end up using cc65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 Do you want to code/compile on the Atari itself, or cross-assemble on a PC? On the Atari at the moment as the only P.C i have access to is my girlfriends laptop, and i can only use that when she's not around! Suppose i should buy a P.C. reallly . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Cross development is definitely the way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Suppose i should buy a P.C. reallly . . . . I don't think that this is necessary. At last, Atari development didn't require a PC in eighties, so it doesn't now either. MAC/65 4.20 is still an excellent assembler. Also MAE is good (it has a bit worse compiler, but at the other hand features a very convenient editor, a full screen debugger and - last but not least - it knows about 65c816 if that matters). For learning machine code: simply get a book about 6502. You can also consider browsing the Western Design Center site - I saw there a programmer's manual for 65c816 (in PDF format), maybe they also have something about mere 65c02. Also, you can consider getting a disk drive for your 65XE - and maybe a hard drive too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 Thanks for all the help guys, i have got hold of a disk drive, some new blank discs and some books to learn from but i don't have a cable to link the disk drive to the xe anyone know where i can get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylama Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 There may be people on this forum who can offer them, but I've found that they are usually available on eBay for around $10. You want an "SIO" cable. Example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5152434918 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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