Operator`s manual

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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT
THIS
MANUAL
To use
the ATARI@
Assembler
Editor
cariridge
effectively,
there are
ftur
kinds
ofinformation
that
you
must have. Firsi,
y;u
need someguidarc€
about
ho$
ro Lr"e
lhe rdrrri,lge
irselr.
Second,
vou
ne.a r,,
know abo-ur
rhe ArARI
rcrsonal
Compurcr
sysrem you
ar(
uring wir h
rhp carr ridge.
I hird. you
need ro
knou
.om.'hing
dbour b502 An"cmbtv
Langurgp
nrogramm,ng.
And. tourrh,
lhe Assemblcr
Edilor
Carrridee was
de\Uned
lo bc
u"ed wirh
lhc At ARJ
di"k
drives and DOS II
This manual
explains
ihe operation
ofttre ATARr
Assembler
Ediior cartridge.
rt
do.s nor
e\pl,in
6502 Assemblv
LdnH,raep
pr.^qrammin]-.
lt
vou
are
ahe.dv
Idmilirr
wirh
6so2 AJ.embll
rangu"ge.
vou u
i)i rind
rhis'maIual
rmply
.uire-d
io
J
our nced':
orhcrwi:". vou
Jroutd
I
pter
ro one,,f
rh. many
Look" ihar
ex.
plain
4502
AssFmbly
Ld
Buage
pro8rdmming:
.uir:bJe
books
dce ti",ed r,l
Ifyou
are
familiar
with
ATARr
BASIC
and have written
some programs
on
your
ATARI
400rr1
or ATARI
800N
personat
Compute.
System,^yoi
will fini1
no
better way
to learn assembly
language
ihan
the combination
oithis
manuat.
the
ATARI
A.sembler
tdrror
carrridge.
rnd a
6502
programming
book.
lfyou
have had
no experience
wirh
compurer!
and no
Droerammrnd exDer-
ien,
e. rhen thi"
manudl is pr
obabtJ
roo advanced
tor you
anJyou st
oita "rarr
Dy wntlng
some programs
using
ATARr BASIC
and your
ATARr
personal
Com,
pt'rcr
Sysrem
ro bc, ome lamiliar
s rlh proqrammine
in
eenp1.3t.
Readine
one
ol
thF hooks
re.nmn,ended
in
Appcndi\
I
wi
help you
leirn
as.embtv
languase.
The 4TARI
Assembler
Editor
cartridge
is installed
in ihe
cart dge slot
ofihe
ATARI 400
computer
console
and in the
tcft cart.idee
slot
of the "1TARr
800
(ompurFr
console. You
musr he tamitiar
w
h rhe ke1;board
and
all rhe scree
_
editing lunctions.
That
matedal is
covered in
the app;opriaie
operator,s
Manual
supplied rvith yolll.
A'rARI
perconal
computer
*st;m.
Th;
special sc.een_
editing keys
are described
in
Section 6
of fue Opeiator's
uanual.
you
shoutd
readSection
6 and follo.lv
the instmctions
untit
yoir
are compietely
familiar with
th. keyhoard
"nd rhe.creen-edr.i
g
lun(1ion,.
You
nced nIr
havp any
equipmenr
ej.epr rhe
ATARI rer$onat
Compurcr
St srFm
.onsole.
your
lele\ision
or d
\ideo
moniror
tor disotav.
dnd-rhe
4fARr
Assemblpr
Ldiror car-rridge.
However. wirhour
a
pcrmaneni
sror"ge
device
you
wrrr
have
lo
pnle'
yo,'r
program
on
rhe kpyboard
ea( h rime you
u i.h
to usp ir.
This can
bp_rpdious
and rime-consuming.
An ATARI
4 ro
v
irogrrm
necorder,
ATARI
810rM Disk
Ddve,
or ATARr
8151M Duat
Disk Drive
(do;bte
densitvl is;
pr:ctrcal
ne, e-sitv,
ATARI
PERSONAL
COMPUTER
SYSTEMS
I
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