[Coco] Barden's Assembly book.

[Robert Gault]

jimcox at miba51.com wrote:
>  From what I gather, Willaim Barden's "TRS-80 Color Computer: Assembly 
> Language Programming" is the best book for newbie assembly programmers.
> 
> Anything about the book that I should be made aware of such as errors or 
> hints on how to make it a better learning experience?
> 
> Jim
> 

Depending on how ordered your mind is and the methods by which you like 
to learn, the Barden book may not be the best for you. There are several 
books that are very good for learning 6809 programming. The problem will 
be finding them. In my opinion there are two basic types, cookbooks with 
little detail and textbooks with few Coco examples. I'll list some using 
that as a basic. All are good in their own way.

Cookbooks -  "TRS-80 Color Computer Assembly Language Programming" by 
William Barden, Jr. and "Assembly Language Graphics for the TRS-80 Color 
Computer" by Don Inman, Kurt Inman, with Dymax

Textbooks -  "6809 Microcomputer Programming & Interfacing with 
Experiments" by Andrew C. Staugaard, Jr.
"6809 Assembly Language Programming" by Lance A. Leventhal
"Assembly Language Subroutines for the 6809" by Lance A. Leventhal and 
Sally Cordes

If I had to chose only one for my learning method preferences, I'd the 
first Leventhal in the above list. To apply what I learned to the Color 
Computer, the "Unravelled" series of books are invaluable and in a class 
by themselves.