If we are writing 6502 machine code and want to to create a routine or program that can be placed in any location then we have to create Position Independent Code (PIC) or make the code relocatable. H...   Read More

To make machine language programs more friendly it's nice to add a Basic stub which contains a line with a SYS statement to start the code. This is easy to do on the VIC-20 and the process gives you a...   Read More

I quite enjoy designing machine language routines on paper and then hand assembling them. For many people this would have been their only option until they got a more advanced machine language monitor...   Read More

When programming using machine code there are a few useful aids that can make it easier to do. I have created a couple of tables for the 6502 that can make the process easier. They are based on table...   Read More

petcat is a utility provided with the VICE Commodore emulator that you can use to convert Basic source code contained in ASCII text files to .PRG files or vice versa. It is also able to convert ASCII ...   Read More