[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Let me introduce myself

[Charles Richmond]

I am a software engineer too. There are millions of us out here,
you know.  ;-)   In my view, 6809 assembly language was designed
to make it easier for programmers to use it directly. It's *not*
like the RISC assembly languages that may execute very fast, but
are difficult to program in directly. I have experience working
with other micro assembly languages, and the 6809 is truly the
top-of-the-line in 8-bit.

I guess it all depends on the project you are working on. For some
things, BASIC is just too slow

On Jan 31, 2006, at 11:41 PM, benwillis wrote:


> I did dabble in 6809 assembler. Yes it was cool. Frustrating thing

> was having to write 6 or 8 instructions compared to 1 line of BASIC.

> Of course, those 6 or 8 instructions were way faster, and more

> flexible. And one could create a routine that was parameterized to

> avoid having to re-write those same 6 or 8 instructions again.  But,

> perhaps it's just personal taste - I found assembler was more often

> frustrating than it was fun.  That's why I like high level languages

> (I'm a software engineer by profession) - you can get alot more done

> in much less time, with much higher reliability and manageability.

> Of course, every language has its place.

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> --- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, Charles Richmond

> <richmond at p...> wrote:

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>> On Jan 30, 2006, at 11:36 PM, benwillis wrote:

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>>> My main motivation for this is to teach my 7 year old son how to

>>> program. PC's are cool, and there are alot of great compilers

> etc.

>>> out there. But there is something fundamentally wonderful with

> the

>>> Coco. You turn it on, and all it does is BASIC. The simplicity

> and

>>> dedication of doing a single purpose and doing it well just

> shines.

>>> Plus the original Coco manuals I think do a great job of teaching

>>> how to use BASIC and some general programming principles in

>>> general.  He has grown up playing computer games and GameCube and

>>> yet the Coco fascinates him.  He's an avid reader and I'm

> anxious to

>>> get a hold of Bedlam, Madness and Minotaur, Pyramid, Raaka-Tu and

>>> The Sands of Egypt.

>>>

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>> You are missing out if you do *not* learn to program in 6809

> assembly

>> language. In my opinion, the 6809 has the greatest assembly

> language of

>> any of the 8-bit micros. It has all sorts of wonderful, whiz-bang

>> features!!!

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