Hello, my name is Tom!
I have already introduced myself in the introduce yourself thread.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1935&start=615 (page 42)
Well, I don't know when I'll lose interest in this project again, but I want to at least share what I have so far with the community.
It's called MACRO HLA BASIC and is a macro collection for the C64 (in a broader sense of course basically for the 6502).
It is extremely inspired at Garth Wilson's work in the same direction:
http://wilsonminesco.com/StructureMacros/
Thanks for these ideas and groundwork, Garth!
Also inspired by the language "QUICK" for the ATARI 8-bit line of home computers too:
https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Quick
Have fun with my project.
URL here or also in the signature in every future post: https://github.com/puregorill/MACRO-HLA-BASIC
Macro collection MACRO HLA BASIC for the C64
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puregorill
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puregorill
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Re: Macro collection MACRO HLA BASIC for the C64
Not sure how much this is of interest, but I've added tons of documentation to the wiki.
As I said, it's kind of meant to be a (tiny) BASIC like language with the possibility to program assembler. Basic knowledge of assembler is absolutely necessary to do anything with it, in my opinion.
Besides, it is a learning experience for myself. I have been dealing with the topic of how high-level language structures are implemented in assembly (compiler construction) for a long time, of course on a hobby level, nothing professional.
Kind regards, Tom
There may of course be mistakes and also nonsense
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I should also note, this is a work in progress, not a finished project (which it probably never will be). So things could change and/or still be undocumented.
Some wiki pages or files could also be mere stubs, empty or half-finished placeholders.
As I said, it's kind of meant to be a (tiny) BASIC like language with the possibility to program assembler. Basic knowledge of assembler is absolutely necessary to do anything with it, in my opinion.
Besides, it is a learning experience for myself. I have been dealing with the topic of how high-level language structures are implemented in assembly (compiler construction) for a long time, of course on a hobby level, nothing professional.
Kind regards, Tom
There may of course be mistakes and also nonsense
Edit:
I should also note, this is a work in progress, not a finished project (which it probably never will be). So things could change and/or still be undocumented.
Some wiki pages or files could also be mere stubs, empty or half-finished placeholders.
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Re: Macro collection MACRO HLA BASIC for the C64
Thanks for sharing. I'm not in a position to investigate right now, but at a glance it looks like a nice labor of love.
Got a kilobyte lying fallow in your 65xx's memory map? Sprinkle some VTL02C on it and see how it grows on you!
Mike B. (about me) (learning how to github)
Mike B. (about me) (learning how to github)
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puregorill
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Re: Macro collection MACRO HLA BASIC for the C64
Thank you, Mike, for the encouragement.
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How did you find the permanent link of your self-description (about me)? I would also like to put something like that in my signature.
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How did you find the permanent link of your self-description (about me)? I would also like to put something like that in my signature.
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Re: Macro collection MACRO HLA BASIC for the C64
puregorill wrote:
How did you find the permanent link of your self-description (about me)?
Got a kilobyte lying fallow in your 65xx's memory map? Sprinkle some VTL02C on it and see how it grows on you!
Mike B. (about me) (learning how to github)
Mike B. (about me) (learning how to github)
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puregorill
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