Success! Re: [Coco] Newbie help: Barden Bubble w/ Portal-9

[Roger Taylor]

I'm glad I was able to help, Jim.  If you're willing to learn, I can teach 
you what I know, and hopefully you can do the same to others who want to 
learn.  If it makes you feel better, I actually force feed my head every 
day at some point with some type of book or doc that plays a part in 
software development and the like.  Listening to the pros pays 
off.  Ofcourse, just because ya own a huge span of professional computer 
books doesn't make me or anybody else a pro.  But when you find yourself 
applying things you've learned and seeing the results, it makes sense to 
read as much as you can, and do it as frequently as you can.  Reading is 
probably half of the chore of getting to where you want to be.  Also, most 
of the technical books you read will mention some other author or authors 
that the author gives credit to.

My advice is to go ahead and throw $70 to Books-a-million for that insanely 
thick computer science book.  But whatever book speaks the language you can 
understand, that's the book you need to start with, and carry that sucker 
in your car with you in case you get stuck in a traffic jam, or have to 
wait 2 hours at the DMV, etc.  That's what I do.  Many years ago I found 
the Barden assembly book in Radio Shack for 99 cents.  I like to think that 
book was my ticket to what I can do today.  I still have it right here and 
I still consult with it from time to time.





At 11:32 PM 1/26/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:58:51 -0600
>  Roger Taylor <rtaylor at bayou.com> wrote:
>>
>>The code in Barden's book was "meant" for EDTASM, but it's so simple that 
>>most 6809 assemblers can handle it.
>>
>>Portal-9 assembles files of a project (called components) one-by-one by 
>>calling up CCASM automatically without your help.  However, there are a 
>>few things that need to be set for each component in order for them to be 
>>assembled.
>>
>>in the left panel
>>
>>1) an file format (multi-record, single-record, ROM, etc.)
>>         multi-record is how EDTASM saves LOADMable programs
>>2) an output filename (type in something like "sort.bin")
>>3) a disk file type (choose binary)
>>4) a disk image name
>>         main menu, Project, Add Target Floppy Disk, (type in a name)
>>
>>In the left panel, make sure each .asm file reflects what is to be done 
>>during the build process.  In the 'virtual disk name' field, make sure it 
>>shows your .dsk image name (.dsk is assumed show this won't be shown).
>>
>>That's basically it.
>>
>>
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>>Roger Taylor
>
>With a lot of help and patience from Roger, and good advice form Robert, 
>Theodore, and others, I was able to get bubble sort to run tonight.  This 
>is my first assmebly program in 22 years, and the first with any reall 
>graphics.  My last experience was with an AIM65 in college.  Roger was 
>right when he said I would slap myself when I see how easy it is.
>I'm also kicking myself for getting away from the CoCo so many years 
>ago.  If I had stayed with it and focused on both the hardware and 
>software, I think things would be a lot different.
>
>Enough of that though, now I move on to better things. First off, thanks 
>again to Roger, Robert, and the rest of you for you help.  I have some 
>advice for you other newbies out there, don't be like me an just jump in, 
>READ THOSE DOCS!  The need for columns in assembly, and learning the 
>systax is very important.  Also, you got to know the tools you are working 
>with.
>Granted it's a little simple program, but getting it to run is a 
>confidense booster.  Once I get the hang of assembly then C, I want to do 
>a lot of stuff and at the same time, help other newbies.
>
>Hell!  This is fun! :)
>
>Jim
>
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Roger Taylor