
Machine language for beginners
machine language programming for BASIC language programmers
by Richard Mansfield · first published 1983
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Machine Language for Beginners, Charles Mansfield https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-machine-language-for-... This book specifically targets beginners that are new to 6502 assembly. The examples cover all of the 1980s-era computers…
on “Ask HN: Books to learn 6502 ASM and the Apple II” ↗…the "new" C64 as soon as it was available and display it proudly. I started with a Vic 20 first (and Gorf), and I learned assembly as soon as I could finish entering all the damn numbers (ie: LADS, via Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield, the Compute! book), but alllllmost everything in my life is downstream of that Vic 20 and C64. Loved the ads. Such memories.
on “I Owe My Life to the Commodore 64” ↗Thanks for the link. I actually have an original copy of "Machine Language for Beginners". I think I actually typed in the whole machine language code for the monitor.
on “Atari 8 Bit Computers FAQ” ↗