Appeelicious Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Periodically I eye the editor assembler package for purchase, but I have no clue whats inside. Is it just a fistful of disks, a book and a cartridge? If someone advertised something opened/boxless as complete I wouldn't know what I was missing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciprocating Bill Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 It contains a 470 page manual in a looseleaf binder (essential to any serious TI-99/4a programming), a GROM only cartridge and two disks. The latter contain the Editor and Assembler programs (loaded by the cartridge), a Save utility, and the source and object code for the game Tombstone City. Also a quick reference card and the Tombstone City game manual. 32K expansion required, of course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 ... but the manual is online as searchable PDF and most programming is now done on the PC with faster and better editors and assembler programs. So it has some sentimental collectors value, unless you want to forgo the comfort of the modern PC tools and work like in 1981. This is why I have and don't use Microsoft Multiplan ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 minutes ago, SteveB said: unless you want to forgo the comfort of the modern PC tools and work like in 1981. No problem with that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appeelicious Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Thanks for your quick replies. And a part of me is tempted to do some old school at least while I learn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 6 minutes ago, SteveB said: ... but the manual is online as searchable PDF I know of a PDF from The Cyc, but this is not available online, or is it? I once started to create a PDF from the E/A manual, but did not finish it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrodroid Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 minute ago, mizapf said: I know of a PDF from The Cyc, but this is not available online, or is it? I once started to create a PDF from the E/A manual, but did not finish it. I have a/the? PDF Editor/Assembler manual, found it pretty easily online but couldn't say where, for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 There are multiple versions around, i.e. https://archive.org/details/TI994a_Editor_Assembler_Manual 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 55 minutes ago, SteveB said: ... but the manual is online as searchable PDF This scanned and OCRed original TI Editor/Assembler Manual is on WHTech. This is the one I always use. If you can edit PDFs, be sure to make the corrections indicated in the “Addendum” (last page). ...lee 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airernie Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/20/2023 at 6:09 PM, Appeelicious said: Thanks for your quick replies. And a part of me is tempted to do some old school at least while I learn Also, while you're learning you might want to jump over to http://www.hexbus.com/tibooks/ and download a couple of the Assembly Language related books to supplement the manual. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Retrospect Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 does anyone have any disk images of the disks required for the editor assembler cartridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 36 minutes ago, Retrospect said: does anyone have any disk images of the disks required for the editor assembler cartridge? I know Lee has posted this somewhere else but I can't find it. I found this web site with disks. WinWorld: Editor Assembler TI-994a 1981 (winworldpc.com) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Retrospect Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Thank you Brian. @TheBF it gave me a 7zip file which I don't have the software to deal with , and it always has reminder to register pop ups if I do get hold of it, any chance you have the ability to open this up ? Editor Assembler TI-994a (5.25-SSSD).7z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I can unzip it but I guess you need it in a TI DSK image. I need to look up how to create one. I know these are on the site somewhere. I will do a bit more sleuthing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Here are what they called the RAW image disks. EDITASMA.DSK EDITASMB.DSK 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Retrospect said: does anyone have any disk images of the disks required for the editor assembler cartridge? On WHTech, as always. There's more to find than many believe. Folder /Diskettes https://ftp.whtech.com/Diskettes/Cartridge_Disks/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Retrospect Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 3 minutes ago, mizapf said: On WHTech, as always. There's more to find than many believe. Folder /Diskettes https://ftp.whtech.com/Diskettes/Cartridge_Disks/ Thanks, I got them. Looks kind of like websites used to look when I first started using the internet, when was that site first started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Retrospect Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 9 minutes ago, TheBF said: Here are what they called the RAW image disks. EDITASMA.DSK 90 kB · 0 downloads EDITASMB.DSK 90 kB · 0 downloads Thankyou BF , downloaded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 It's basically a FTP server that also works with HTTP. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, mizapf said: It's basically a FTP server that also works with HTTP. I often wish browsers had not removed ftp support as it would have been trivial to support ftps. But, ftp is more niche these days as so many file sharing and storage sites are http-based. Shame, that, but at the same time ftp servers will become more obscure and leet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: I often wish browsers had not removed ftp support as it would have been trivial to support ftps. But, ftp is more niche these days as so many file sharing and storage sites are http-based. Shame, that, but at the same time ftp servers will become more obscure and leet. I'm missing an icon for full agreement. I'm more than upset that the browser companies believe to have the right to determine what protocols be used on the Internet. They do have the power for that, undoubtedly. See also http vs. https. You may have situations, like we have in our hobby contexts, where http is just perfect, but no, it's badbadbad. You don't want http, no. I know you want https. Discussions are getting rougher everywhere. But this is not least because there are more and more people who believe to have the duty to teach others good and bad. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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