Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Benoit0123 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.programmer Subject: Re: Help With Apple II Assembly Programming Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 16:19:43 -0000 (UTC) Organization: Mac GUI Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 16:19:43 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ac9e0e4d7dd3957fb97803ee6801bab8"; logging-data="6014"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+XLyFUezSQjB1kwxoyXYrL" User-Agent: Mac GUI Usenet In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:/dd3DiJAcBOlMK+GDPXuhbW+c1o= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.apple2.programmer:2443 AppleCoder wrote: > I have been trying for months to do some 6502 assembly programming on > Apple > II but am having so many problems. Mainly, DOS commands are not working on > the emulator I am using: Virtual II Version 6.3.7 with Apple II E ROM > loaded in. I tried using the PRING CHR$(4) trick as instructed by my > programming books, but that does not work either. I just get syntax > errors. > > > Does anyone know why these DOS commands are not working? Without them I > cannot format/initialize a blank disk to use with the Merlin Pro Assembler > I have been coding on. For that matter, does anyone have an earlier copy > of > Merlin, one that does not use ProDOS? Preferably the one in the following > video: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vexfGMjEY > > Please help. I have been studying 6502 for a long time and want so much to > try some programming with it. > You can find already initialized disks here: http://bgilon.free.fr/apple2/Peersoftv1.5.6.zip Within this archive you'll find already initialized bootable disk images including one (D34Merlin - 2.48.do) that contains the core files for the last DOS 3.3 release of Merlin 8 (last Merlin suite of assembler for DOS 3.3 system). Just discard the files you do not have any use of (typically my own stuff). In case you would like to get a ProDOS 8 disk image, I would suggest that you download the disk image, I should come by with a suitable disk image later in the day, I'll post a message in this thread with a suitable URL if you're interested. Beware of using some features from copy program such as Copy II+ as it tends to transform the format of target disk images (from byte level to nibble image) under Virtual 2 at least. HTHATS, Benoît -- Growing old is mandatory.. growing up is optional.. But the other way round is as true.