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@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ to start a comment.
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[[new_pairing]]
You may put two or more instructions in one line so they share their operand.
You may put two or more instructions in one line, so they share their operand.
For example:
------------
eor:sta foo
@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ The following 'unary operators' are supported:
- `<` Low (extracts the low byte)
- `>` High (extracts the high byte)
Although the operators are similar to those used in C, C++, C# and Java,
Although the operators are like those used in C, C++, C# and Java,
their precedence is different:
- first: `[]` (brackets)
@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ The compare and logical operators assume that zero is false
and a non-zero is true. They return 1 for true.
Expressions are calculated in signed 32-bit arithmetic.
An overflow is signalled with an "Arithmetic overflow" error.
An overflow is signaled with an "Arithmetic overflow" error.
DIRECTIVES
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@ -412,8 +412,7 @@ Real numbers are stored in the 6-byte Atari Floating-Point format.
A character string consists of any number of characters surrounded by quotation
marks. You can include the quotation marks in the string by doubling them.
Placing a `*` character after a string inverts
the highest bit in every byte of the string.
If the string is suffixed with a `*` character, bit 7 in every byte gets inverted.
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Examples of `DTA`:
@ -670,7 +669,7 @@ Addressing modes are entered in the standard 6502 convention.
An exception is the accumulator mode marked with the `@` character
for compatibility with Quick Assembler.
Also for Quick Assembler compatibility there are two extra immediate
Also for Quick Assembler compatibility, there are two extra immediate
addressing modes: `<` and `>`, which use the low/high byte of a 16-bit word constant.
Unlike in Quick Assembler, you can alternatively use
the more common syntax: `#<` and `#>`.
@ -767,7 +766,7 @@ Version 3.0.0 (2005-05-22)
- rewritten from the x86 assembly language to the
http://dlang.org/[D programming language] - Linux version
is now available and DOS is no longer supported
- no limits on line length, number of `ICLs`, `ORGs`,`IFTs` and labels
- no limits on line length, number of `ICLs`, `ORGs`, `IFTs` and labels
- Unix-style command-line options are supported
- the */e* option is removed
- the label table is now sorted alphabetically
@ -883,7 +882,7 @@ Version 2.2 (1999-09-10)
- allow Unix, Macintosh and Atari EOLs
- value of 'true' changed to 1
- command-line option to set environment variables on error
- commane-line option to assemble only if the source is newer than the object file
- command-line option to assemble only if the source is newer than the object file
- <<new_opcode,opcode extracting>>
- <<new_linerep,repeat line>>
- <<new_pairing,two instructions in line>>