Merlin is a MOS Technology 6502macro assembler developed by mathematics professor Glen Bredon for the Apple II under DOS 3.3. It was published commercially by Southwestern Data Systems,[1] later known as Roger Wagner Publishing. Merlin continued to be updated as successors to the 6502 became available: first the 65C02 and later the 65816 and 65802. A ProDOS version was made available as Merlin Pro (this package also included the DOS 3.3 version). The 8-bit version of Merlin was later renamed Merlin 8, and a 16-bit version, dubbed Merlin 16, was released for the Apple IIGS. Versions for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 were released as Merlin 64 and Merlin 128 respectively.
Merlin includes an integrated source code editor (initially a line editor; later versions include a full-screen editor) and also a disassembler, called Sourceror. A related utility, Sourceror.FP, can generate a commented disassembly of the Apple II's Applesoft BASIC, the source code for which had never been released by Apple, from the customer's own ROM.
ReceptionEdit
Ahoy! called Merlin 64 "an excellent little assembler with many value added features. For ease of use, I couldn't imagine how it could be better ... an outstanding value".[2]
merlin, assembler, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, addi. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Merlin assembler news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may be too technical for most readers to understand Please help improve it to make it understandable to non experts without removing the technical details December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Merlin is a MOS Technology 6502 macro assembler developed by mathematics professor Glen Bredon for the Apple II under DOS 3 3 It was published commercially by Southwestern Data Systems 1 later known as Roger Wagner Publishing Merlin continued to be updated as successors to the 6502 became available first the 65C02 and later the 65816 and 65802 A ProDOS version was made available as Merlin Pro this package also included the DOS 3 3 version The 8 bit version of Merlin was later renamed Merlin 8 and a 16 bit version dubbed Merlin 16 was released for the Apple IIGS Versions for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 were released as Merlin 64 and Merlin 128 respectively Merlin includes an integrated source code editor initially a line editor later versions include a full screen editor and also a disassembler called Sourceror A related utility Sourceror FP can generate a commented disassembly of the Apple II s Applesoft BASIC the source code for which had never been released by Apple from the customer s own ROM Reception EditAhoy called Merlin 64 an excellent little assembler with many value added features For ease of use I couldn t imagine how it could be better an outstanding value 2 Legacy EditOn August 24 2000 what would have been the author s 68th birthday his widow released all of his Apple II software and source code e g DOS MASTER as public domain software 3 4 5 6 In January 2015 a Windows edition of Merlin titled Merlin 32 was released by Brutal Deluxe 7 8 9 References Edit Southwestern Data Systems Catalog February 1983 Peterson Cheryl 1985 04 01 Merlin 64 Ahoy pp 26 27 Retrieved 27 June 2014 Public Domain notice txt on apple2 org za Re merlin source code on macgui com 2005 8 Bit Merlin IDE version 2 59 Source now documented and available on callapple org 2011 Merlin 8 v2 47 Glen Bredon Apple IIe IIgs Semi official Public Domain Release With Source Codes July 20 2007 A2Central Brutal Deluxe Software releases Merlin 32 January 6 2015 VintageIsTheNewOld Brutal Deluxe releases Assembler Merlin 32 for the Apple II January 7 2015 Brutal Deluxe Software Merlin 32 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merlin assembler amp oldid 1113899476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
