vanman Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Is the book "Machine Language for Beginners" by Richard Mansfield a good resource to learn how to program the 2600 and 5200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Specifically? Probably not... It would be more directly useful for the 5200 than the 2600 though. But as an intro to 6502 assembly code, they should be a decent help. I don't know my Mansfield from my Zaks as far as quality, but I think others have spoken well of his books, and they will get you started down the correct path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mubo Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 i got that book ... and it explains 6502 on atari computers but not specifically the 2600/5200 consoles, but combine the stuff in the book along with the newbies 2600 tutorial..and things START to make sense. the book compares basic and 6502 and how if you know basic then 6502 is easier ... the book is pretty cool over all ... but it's not a 2600 programming bible i got it for i think $5 WITH shipping from amazon.com used books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyDude Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 It's also available for free on http://www.atariarchives.org/ -- along with the second book as well. Unless you want the physical book, I would just go for the web copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 Right, so what about the books by Zaks Are they pretty good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 The two best books for learning Atari 8-bit/xe/xl/5200 programming are Atari Roots and Assembly Language Programming for the Atari Computers. The second has more content and more advanced features but is still great for beginners. The first one is online at www.atariarchives.org. Don't waste your time with the Zaks, Leventhal, or Inman books. The two Compute books are good also for beginners but are multi-platform.(C-64, Apple, Vic-20, Atari) Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyDude Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Right, so what about the books by Zaks Are they pretty good? Are we talking about the same guy that wrote the Z-80 book? I've heard good things about the Z-80 book, but nothing about a book on the 6502... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I remember hearing some good things about the Zaks 6502 books, but I'm not entirely sure from where. I think the books were also said to have a fair amount of typos though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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