[Coco] Re: MAS/EDT

[David J Bush]

> My recollection is that EDT, like MAS, used only the 32-column
> screen.  Though I could be wrong about this.

EDT used its own fonts and screen display. 6 pixels into 320
gives 53 columns. It also had its own disk driver software.
You could adjust the disk access speed for your particular
diskette drive. EDT also had several features that integrated
well with MAS, such as automatic local label generation and
instant assembly of the file. It also kept the line currently
being edited in the center of the screen, which I found much
easier on the eyes than always editing on the bottom of the
screen. You could also customize EDT to return to the same
source file when you start it.

If you have it, you can fire it up and see for yourself.
Does anyone have it?

Arthur Flexser <flexser at ...> writes:

> On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, David J Bush wrote:
> 
> > Arthur Flexser <flexser <at> ...> writes:
> > 
> > > 
> > > MAS was a very nice assembler.  But after playing around with EDT a bit, I
> > > found I much preferred using Telewriter as an editor to accompany it.  
> > > 
> > > Art
> > 
> > Hi there. My name is David Bush. I am the Mocha user Brad refers to.
> > (If you get two copies of this, my apologies.)
> > 
> > Inasamuch as EDT was never optimized for the CoCo3, and has only 51
> > columns by 24 rows (I think), Telewriter might well be an overall better
> > editor. But I hope to obtain a copy of EDT anyway. If you have a copy,
> > please email me directly at twixt at ...
> > 
> > I would be glad to pay you for your trouble. I am also looking for the
> > manual that came with EDT.
> > 
> > Thanks very much for your time!
> > 
> > David
> > 
>