AppleIIAsmLib

A general purpose ASM libriary for the Apple II. Assembled in Merlin 8 Pro.

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ATTENTION

This documentation currently reflects version 0.3.1 only.

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• FAQ
• The MERLIN Assembler: Quirks and Caveats
• How to use this Documentation
• How to Use the Library
• Disk Overviews
  • Disk 1: STDIO
  • Disk 2: COMMON
  • Disk 3: ARRAYS
  • Disk 4: MATH
  • Disk 5: STRINGS
  • Disk 6: FILEIO
  • [Disk 7: CONVERSION]
  • [Disk 8: LORES]
  • [Disk 9: SOUND]
  • [Disk 10: 80COL]
  • [Disk 11: HIRES]
  • [Disk 12: DBLLORES]
  • [Disk 13: DBLHIRES]
  • [Disk 14: OTHERIO]
  • [Disk 15: UTILITIES]
  • [Disk 16: INTEGRATED DEMOS]
  • [Disk 20: MINIFIED ROUTINES DISK A]
• Future Disks
• Macro Subroutine Calls and Clobbers
• Macro Usage Cheat Sheet
• Detailed Descriptions: Macros
• Detailed Descriptions: Subroutines

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Introduction

This is a general purpose library in 6502 Assembly for the Apple II. I am learning both Git and Assembly for the first time as I create, update and maintain this, so expect some mishaps: wasted CPU cycles, weird documentation, accidental catastrophes, and so on. I am using Merlin 8 Pro (DOS 3.3) for this project, but this should be fairly easy to convert to other assemblers as well as other 6502-based systems.

Ultimately, my aim is to create a large enough collection of routines to address any domain of development for the Apple II family in Assembly. I'll do my best to acknowledge when a routine is inspired by (or mostly copied from) another source, and will exclude them from the Apache License 2.0 when necessary; I hope to replace anything of this sort with original work as I learn. If you find your own source here, but would rather it not be here, please reach out to me and I'll remove it immediately.

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FAQ

• Why 6502/the Apple II? Wouldn't something newer be more...relevant?
• Okay, but why a native Assembler, Merlin 8 Pro, instead of something like CC65?
• Why is ______ such a mess?
• Which versions of the Apple II is this compatible with?
• What should I use these for?
• What if I have a better solution/algorithm/subroutine?

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Answers

The Reason for 6502 Assembly

6502 Assembly is probably one of the most important and influential assembly language variants to have ever existed. Part of this is due to great timing: the 6502 CPU managed to become a processor cheap enough for the burgeoning minicomputer/home computer scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s while still providing a lot of elegance and power necessary for almost two decades of dominance. I have several personal reasons for deciding on 6502 assembly as a means to learn assembly in general:

• There's a certain nostalgia factor in play, admittedly. I grew up typing BASIC and assembly programs from books and magazines into my Apple ][ computer at the age of 10 or so, and while I learned how BASIC worked pretty quickly through this process, Assembly was almost indecipherable for me at that age. Fast forward to 30 years later, and I'm the same kid entering in code found in books and magazines--or better yet, found in pdfs--but now I have the requisite knowledge to understand the assembly listings.

• 6502 had a limited number of commands, making it ideal to learn just how low-level code works. I started out wanting to do this in order to better read low-level code for my own work in technical communication, and even something as simple as a "MUL" command carries with it a ton of unseen work behind it. To be a little more blunt: although most Assembly variants are closely related to the CPU architecture, 6502 stands out as only executing 1-4 machine code operations per command, making it ideal for sussing out exactly what is happening when, say, you multiply two integer values. Of course I could have just went into RISC systems, but the nostalgia factor probably weighed in heavily here.

• The Apple ][ and its various incarnations constitute one of the most important developments in computing still today. While most of us are familiar with Apple today--even begrudgingly--it is hard to adequately describe the impact the Apple ][ had on the world, and on people personally, without somehow not doing it justice. It was monumental because it was simultaneously 1) cheap due to Wozniak's brilliant designs, and 2) approachable enough for a ten year-old to not have any problems getting used to, with many thanks to Steve Jobs. We are used to the latter now: anyone who has seen an infant interact with a smart phone knows how intuitive these things can be; but we've left a lot of the brilliant engineering behind. This isn't to say, of course, that the engineering behind a modern Mac isn't brilliant--it surely is!--it's simply that said brilliance isn't easily accessible to the end user, and it tends to make machines more expensive rather than less expensive.

• For a long time, I considered learning Assembly via ARM systems like the Raspberry Pi. The issue with newer products, however, is that Assembly is used for only niche projects, for the most part: low-level drivers, systems programming, and the like. Even then, C can usually be substituted for Assembly. Paradoxically then, at least for my purposes, learning 6502 Assembly actually has more use-value than learning modern variants, as I don't intend to become anything close to an expert on any particular architecture. I simply want to know how things work, and 6502 presents the best possibility to do so!

The Reason for Native Assembly

I have been aware of projects like CC65 for some time now, and in no way do I suggest using a native assembler over these, especially if you plan on doing cross-platform development. After I finish a decent version of these libraries, in fact, I plan on moving straight to CC65 for ease of portability in my "retro" projects. For me, there are simple reasons for choosing a native compiler, and these reasons won't be important for everyone:

• Given my research specialties, I need to know what it was like for the programmer "on the ground," and there is no way to understand this other than to do things the way that programmer did. I will use emulators from time to time for the sake of convenience, but I generally try to stay at the same execution speed that developers of the time experienced.

• Again, there's the nostalgia factor. I delight in remembering strange magical numbers like $300,-151, and so on while still remembering what they are for. There's a simple pleasure in knowing that what I learned at the age of ten, without even understanding it, has become useful now. You can't say that about much more you learn at that age.

• I own at least one variant of the hardware that Merlin 8 Pro runs on: an Apple //c. This makes it possible to check whether something works in emulation versus whether it works on real hardware fairly easy.

• There is a VAST network of Apple ][ enthusiasts still today--a community that has existed much longer than most of the same kind. If you haven't already, I would highly suggest reading the book Sophistication and Simplicity by Dr. Steven Weyhrich, which chronicles the history of the Apple ][ and its fanbase. This, too, makes it fairly simple to test work on real hardware I do not own: it takes a quick facebook post, and someone will invariably be kind enough to test it for me.

• Apple ][ forever! 'nuff said.

The Reason for some Messiness

As I said in the introduction, I am literally learning Assembly as I create this library, so it's inevitable that code will not always be optimal. I've been iterating over each disk as I update, adding and deleting where I see fit, and optimizing after having learned more every time. Still, the reason for this project has nothing to do with absolute efficiency, and I opt for readability over efficiency when I see fit. In part, this is because I want to keep it helpful for others who are learning 6502 Assembly, but moreso it's because I myself am still something of a beginner with the language. Having used high-level languages for most of my life, there's been a bit of a jump to get here, and old habits die hard!

Compatible Apple 2 Systems

So far, I have been able to test these libraries on the actual hardware of an Apple //c alone. I have used emulators to test for other versions of the Apple ][, but I can make no guarantees yet concerning operability. For the most part, however, I am confident that these will also work on an Apple IIe and IIGS, as I have avoided anything I know to be particular to the //c. I suspect that these will also work well on an Apple II+, but there may be problems on the original version of the Apple ][. I have, of course, also avoided the use of the 65c02 opcode additions.

What These Libraries Are For

Ultimately, this is a general purpose library, and should function well for most purposes. The caveat to this might be fast-paced video games, as those usually require special optimizations for that game and that game alone. Still, the code can be optimized after-the-fact for any special projects, and I do plan on having graphics routines that are much faster than the standard ones provided by Applesoft. I'll be heavily leaning on what I'm learning from Andy McFadden's FDRAW routines for this at first, which means those libraries should be suitable still for most games.

I Have an Improvement

That's great! Create a branch, I guess, and I'll merge if it makes sense! It should be noted that I'm also still figuring out git and GitHub as I go along here, which means I barely know what that even means, logistically.

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Disk Overviews

Each disk contains a single Macro (.mac) file, one or more subroutine files related to the overarching theme of the disk, and a "minified" version of the mac and subroutine files that the entire library relies upon. Additionally, each library has a correlating .hooks file for declaring variables used in that library's operations, as well as individual copies of each subroutine for compiling custom libraries for any given project and a demo program. There are also "minified" versions of each subroutine that have no comments as well.

In the following descriptions, we'll be listing the .mac contents that are relevant to the theme of the disk only, as many of the macros are calls to single subroutines and it would be redundant to list those as well. A table in section XXX lists the calls each macro makes to each subroutine, and the required.mac macros and required.lib subroutines are listed in Disk 2 only.

Disk 1: STDIO

This disk is dedicated to Standard Input/Output operations, and a couple non-standard ones. Note that this is for 40-column mode only in order to keep compatibility with earlier hardware, and focuses on screen output alone in order to help with execution speed. However, most of these subroutines will work in 80col mode, with the exception of those that use DMA. Additionally, this focuses on input from the most-used peripherals: the keyboard and game paddles. Libraries for 80-column mode, as well as input and output from and to other devices, will be added later on.

• stdio.mac
  • CURB: Move Cursor Backward by [n] spaces
  • CURD: Move Cursor Down by [n] spaces
  • CURF: Move Cursor Forward by [n] spaces
  • CURU: Move Cursor Up by [n] spaces
  • INP: String Input Macro
  • PBX: Read State of Paddle Button [x]
  • PCR: Print Carraige Return
  • PDL: Read Current Paddle State
  • PRN: Flexible (screen) Printing routine
  • RCPOS: Read Cursor Position
  • SCPOS: Set Cursor position at [x],[y]
  • SETCX: Set Cursor Horizontal Position
  • SETCY: Set Cursor Vertical Position
  • TFILL: Text Fill square [x1],[x2],[y1],[y2] with Character [n]
  • THLIN: Text Horizontal Line Fill with Character [n]
  • TPUT: Direct memory text plotting routine
  • TVLIN: Text Vertical Line Fill with Character [n]

Disk 2: COMMON / REQUIRED

This disk is dedicated to common and useful subroutines that don't necessarily fit neatly into another category worth dedicating an entire disk to, as well as the fully commented code for the required libraries and macros that exist on every disk in minified form.

• common.mac

  • BEEP: Beep for a given number of cycles.
  • DELAY: Delay for the given number of Milliseconds.
  • MFILL: Fill a block of memory with the passed value.
  • MMOVE: Move a block of memory to another block of memory.
  • ZLOAD: Retrieve previously save zero page values from a given address and restore them to the zero page.
  • ZSAVE: Save the zero page memory locations not used by applesoft, dos, etc. to another memory location.
  • MSWAP: Swap a memory range at one address with another.

• required.mac

  • _DUMP: Dump the contents of a block of memory. This displays hex values only, and is primarily useful for debugging.
  • _ERR: Error handling routine. Generally only called from routine libraries.
  • _GRET: Get Return. Transfer the contents of the [RETURN] register to another memory location.
  • _ISLIT: Is Literal. Tests a parameter to see if it is a literal value or an address.
  • _ISSTR: Is String. Tests a parameter to see if it is a literal string.
  • _PRNT: A standard print routine that mirrors that found in STDIO. This, too, is used mostly for debugging.
  • _SPAR: Set Parameter. Transfer the contents of one memory location or a literal to the [PARAM] register.
  • _WAIT: A simple routine that waits for a keypress. Again, useful for debugging.
  • _RDMP: Registry Dump without halting execution.

Disk 3: Arrays

This disk contains libraries and subroutines related to the management of one-dimensional and two-dimensional arrays. Since these arrays use a singly byte for indexing, they are referred to as 8-bit arrays, even though you could technically use 64k of memory by increasing element lengths or simply having a 2D array of 256x256. Support for 16-bit indexing will be added in the future.

• arrays.mac
  • DIM81: Create a 1D array at a given address with a given element size and number of elements.
  • DIM82: Create a 2D array at a given address with a given element size and number of elements in each dimension.
  • GET81: Get the element at the given index in a 1D array.
  • GET82: Get the element at the given index in a 2D array.
  • PUT81: Put a value (literal or memory address) into a 1D array at the given index.
  • PUT82: Put a value into a 2D array at the given index.

Disk 4: Math

This disk hold routines related to standard mathematical calculations for signed and unsigned integer math as well as macros that use Applesoft's floating-point routines. Note that this only includes some rather basic math functions; more complicated problems should be addressed by the main program using the libraries.

• math.mac
  • ADD16: Add two 16-bit integers, signed or unsigned, and return a 16-bit result.
  • CMP16: Compare two 16-bit values, signed or unsigned, and set flags appropriately.
  • DIV8: Divide one unsigned 8-bit integer by another and return 8-bit result.
  • DIV16: Divide one 16-bit value by another, signed or unsigned, and return a 16-bit result.
  • MUL8: Multiply two unsigned 8-bit numbers and return 16-bit product.
  • MUL16: Multiply two 16-bit integers, signed or unsigned, and return 24-bit product(see long description for some caveats)
  • REM16: Divide one 16-bit integer by another, signed or unsigned, and return the 16-bit remainder.
  • RND8: Generate a pseudo-random 8-bit number between 0 and 255.
  • RND16: Generate a pseudo-random 16-bit number between 0 and 65025.
  • RNDB: Generate an 8-bit pseudo-random integer between a given min and max value.
  • RNDW: Generate a 16-bit pseudo-random integer between a given min and max value.
  • SUB16: Subtract one 16-bit integer, signed or unsigned, from another and return a 16-bit result.
  • FPADD: Floating-point addition using Applesoft's floating-point routines. (not working yet)~~
  • FPMUL: Floating-point multiplication.
  • FPSUB: Floating-point subtraction.
  • FPDIV: Floating-point division.
  • FPPWR: Floating-point exponent.
  • FPSQR: Floating-point square-root.
  • FPEXP: Floating-point power of e.
  • FPLOG: Floating-point logarithm.
  • FPSIN: Floating-point sine.
  • FPCOS: Floating-point cosine.
  • FPTAN: Floating-point tangent.
  • FPATN: Floating-point atangent.
  • FPABS: Floating-point absolute value.
  • FPINT: floating point integer value.
  • FPFLT: integer to Floating-point.
  • FPSGN: Floating-point sign determination.
  • FPCMP: Floating-point compare.
  • FPD10: Floating-point divide by ten.
  • FPM10: Floating-point multiply by ten.

Disk 5: Strings

This disk holds routines and macros related to string and substring manipulation. In the future, certain tasks like "TONUM" and "TOSTR" may be relegated to their own disk for data type conversion routines.

• strings.mac
  • SCAT: String Concatenate. Concatenate two independent strings and return a new string.
  • SCMP: String Compare. Compare two strings and set flags accordingly.
  • SCOP: Substring Copy. Returns the substring of another string at the given index and length.
  • SDEL: Substring Delete. Deletes a given substring from another string and returns new string.
  • SINS: Substring Insert. Inserts a substring into another string at the given index.
  • SPOS: Substring Position. Find the position of a substring in another string and return the index.
  • SPRN: String Print. This is a printing macro for the string data format. May be transferred to STDIO.
  • TONUM: String to Number. Converts a string of number-characters to its integer equivalent and return a 16-bit result.
  • TOSTR: Number to String. Converts a given 16-bit integer, signed or unsigned, to its string character equivalent.

Disk 6: FileIO

This disk is dedicated to routines and macros that involve file manipulation and low-level disk access.

• fileio.mac
  • BLOAD: Binary load a file from the disk into the given memory location.
  • BSAVE: Binary save a file from the given memory location to the given binary file.
  • CMD: Execute a DOS command.
  • DBUFF: Set RWTS Buffer Address.
  • DRIVE: Set RWTS Drive.
  • DRWTS: Call the RWTS routine for direct low-level access to the disk.
  • FINP: File Input. Read a line from a text file.
  • FPRN: File Print. Print a line to a text file.
  • SECT: Set RWTS sector.
  • SETDR: Set RWTS to the read command.
  • SETDW: Set RWTS to the write command.
  • SLOT: Set the RWTS slot.
  • TMODE: Ready system for text-file mode. This is necessary for reading and writing text files.
  • FCOPY: Copy a source file to a destination file (not implemented yet)~~
  • FDEL: Delete a file from the disk (not implemented yet)~~

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Future Disks

The following disks are in pre-production/planning, and will be part of future versions of the library. I am currently focusing on the six core disks to make sure everything works seamlessly and functions the same across different subroutine calls, which is taking time to sort out. Once production of each of these disks begins, I'll be moving them from this section to the actual disks section.

Disk 7: Conversion

• convert.mac: Library for converting between different data types.
  • HX2CHR: Hex value to character notation.
  • TOSTR: Integer value to character equivalent.
  • TONUM: Character string number to hexcode equivalent.
  • HX2DEC: Hexadecimal value to decimal value string.
  • HX2BIN: Hexademial value to binary string.
  • BIN2HX: binary string to hex value.
  • DEC2HX: decimal string to hex value. Not much different than TONUM
  • HR2LR: Hi-resolution to low-resolution conversion.
  • LR2HR: Low-resolution to high-resolution conversion.
  • LS2STR: a string that ends in #$00 coverted to the string data type (length byte first, then string)

Disk 8: LoRes

• lores.mac: Library for fast(er) graphics in low resolution mode.
• LHLIN: Low resolution horizontal line.
• LVLIN: Low resolution vertical line.
• LLINE: Low resolution line from x1,y1 to x2,y2.
• LCIRC: Low resolution circle at position x,y with a radius of r.
• LSQR: Low resolution square at position x,y with a width of w.
• LBLIT: Low resolution sprite blitting macro.
• LCOLR: Change low resolution color.
• LGET: Get color of low-resolution screen at x,y.
• LPUT: plot a low resolution block at x,y on the screen.
• LCHAR: plot a text character on the low resolution screen at x,y.
• LPRN: plot a string of characters on the low resolution screen at x,y.
• LINV: Invert colors on the low resolution screen.

Disk 9: Sound

• sound.mac: Music and sound effects library for the internal speaker (not add-on cards like Mockingboard). Note that this is not really for "real-time" music generation while doing something else, as that would involve counting the cycles in loops that a library would not necessarily have access to. In the future, I may try to create a library that does this, but it would still be pretty limited and the main execution would have to follow a very rigid format. I may also create a library that takes advantage of the Mockingboard.
  • STONE: Play a tone at the specified megahertz for a specified duration of milliseconds.
  • SNOTE: Play a specified musical note at the specified octave for a specified duration in milliseconds.
  • SWAIT: See the DELAY Macro, as this is simply a slightly modified version for music timing.
  • SDRUM: Send a sharp sound to the speaker that emulates the nois of a bass drum.
  • SHATC: Send a short click that emulates a closed hi hat.
  • SHATO: Send a long bout of noise to emulate an open hi hat.
  • SSTAT: Send static to the speaker for a specified number of milliseconds.
  • SARPG: Send a series of Arpeggio notes to the speaker to emulate multiple notes at once or chords.
  • SASC: Play a series of tones between a low and high mhz, ascending at a given rate.
  • SDESC: Play a series of tones between a high and low mhz, descending at a given rate.
  • SENV: Rudimentary envelope for notes achieved by manipulating octave frequencies.
  • SQKEY: Set the keypress to signal the library to halt playing a note.
  • SPLOD: a sound effect resembling an explosion sound. Customizeable via parameters.
  • SPLAY: play a sequence of given notes found at a given memory address. Follows same sequence as SNOTE parameters, ending with #00.
  • SALRM: play an alarm sound.
  • SLAZE: play a lazer sound at a specific frequency.

Disk 10: 80Col

• stdio80.mac: stdio library for 80-column output. Most of these will be identical to the routines on the stdio disk.
  • 80CB: Move Cursor Backward by [n] spaces
  • 80CD: Move Cursor Down by [n] spaces
  • 80CF: Move Cursor Forward by [n] spaces
  • 80CU: Move Cursor Up by [n] spaces
  • 80INP: String Input Macro
  • 80PBX: Read State of Paddle Button [x]
  • 80PCR: Print Carraige Return
  • 80PDL: Read Current Paddle State
  • 80PRN: Flexible (screen) Printing routine
  • 80RCP: Read Cursor Position
  • 80SCP: Set Cursor position at [x],[y]
  • 80SCX: Set Cursor Horizontal Position
  • 80SCY: Set Cursor Vertical Position
  • 80TFIL: Text Fill square [x1],[x2],[y1],[y2] with Character [n]
  • 80THLN: Text Horizontal Line Fill with Character [n]
  • 80TVLN: Text Vertical Line Fill with Character [n]
• 80to40.mac: a simple set of macros that calls the 80-column macros when 40-column macros are invoked. Obviously, the 40-column stdio.mac cannot be used simultaneously.

Disk 11: HiRes

• hires.mac: Library for fast(er) graphics in high resolution mode.
  • HHLIN: High resolution horizontal line.
  • HVLIN: High resolution vertical line.
  • HLINE: High resolution line from x1,y1 to x2,y2.
  • HCIRC: High resolution circle at position x,y with a radius of r.
  • HSQR: High resolution square at position x,y with a width of w.
  • HBLIT: High resolution sprite blitting macro.
  • HCOLR: Change High resolution color.
  • HGET: Get color of high-resolution screen at x,y.
  • HPUT: plot a high resolution block at x,y on the screen.
  • HCHAR: plot a text character on the high resolution screen at x,y.
  • HPRN: plot a string of characters on the high resolution screen at x,y.

Disk 12: DblLoRes

• dlres.mac: library for double low resolution graphics. Only available on IIe (with 80col card), //c, and IIgs.
  • DLHLN: Double Low resolution horizontal line.
  • DLVLN: Double Low resolution vertical line.
  • DLLNE: Double Low resolution line from x1,y1 to x2,y2.
  • DLCRC: Double Low resolution circle at position x,y with a radius of r.
  • DLSQR: Double Low resolution square at position x,y with a width of w.
  • DLBLT: Double Low resolution sprite blitting macro.
  • DLCLR: Change Double low resolution color.
  • DLGET: Get color of Double low-resolution screen at x,y.
  • DLPUT: plot a Double low resolution block at x,y on the screen.
  • DLCHR: plot a text character on the Double low resolution screen at x,y.
  • DLPRN: plot a string of characters on the Double resolution screen at x,y.

Disk 13: DblHiRes

• dhres.mac: library for double high resolution graphics. Note that this is only available on the IIe (with 80col card), //c, and IIgs.
  • DHHLN: Double high resolution horizontal line.
  • DHVLN: Double high resolution vertical line.
  • DHLNE: Double high resolution line from x1,y1 to x2,y2.
  • DHCRC: Double high resolution circle at position x,y with a radius of r.
  • DHSQR: Double high resolution square at position x,y with a width of w.
  • DHBLT: Double high resolution sprite blitting macro.
  • DHCLR: Change Double high resolution color.
  • DHGET: Get color of Double high-resolution screen at x,y.
  • DHPUT: plot a Double high resolution block at x,y on the screen.
  • DHCHR: plot a text character on the Double high resolution screen at x,y.
  • DHPRN: plot a string of characters on the Double high resolution screen at x,y.

Disk 14: OtherIO

• library for interfacing with a printer.
  • PINIT: Printer Detect and Initialize.
  • PPRNC: Print a single Character on the Printer.
  • PPRNL: Print a line of text on the printer.
  • PPUT: Print a single dot on the printer.
  • PLBLK: Print a block of low-res graphics at a given memory location to the printer.
  • PHBLK: Print a block of high resolution graphics at a given memory location on the printer.
• library for sending and receiving data over the serial port
  • SSEND: Serial send bit/byte.
  • SRECV: Serial Receive bit/byte.
  • SLSTN: Listen to serial and wait for data for continuing.

Disk 15: Sort

• BSORT: Bubble Sort
• ISORT: Insertion Sort
• MSORT: Merge Sort
• QSORT: Quick Sort
• SSORT: Selection Sort

Disk 16: Search

• BSRCH: Binary Search

Disk 17: Lists_Trees

Disk 18: Utilities

• builder.bas: A utility that automatically builds custom libraries by copying routines from the appropriate disks, commented or minified.
• makeexec.bas
• minify.bas
• BUILDER
• MAKEEXEC
• MINIFY

Disk 19: Integrated_Demos

• disk(s) with demos that show more complicated usage of the libraries, integrating them as each demo needs.
  • MAKEMAZE: A fairly simple maze creation demo. Can only create square mazes.
  • READFILE
  • SKIDOWN
  • GAMEOFLIFE

Disk 20: MiniDisk A

A disk with minified versions of the source files of disks 1-7. This is primarily used by the library-building utility.

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Macro Subroutine Calls and Clobbers

The following table shows which subroutines each Macro calls, along with the resulting registers, flags, and memory locations clobbered. This is up to date for version 0.3.0. Note that by "clobbered" here, I don't mean that the register or memory location has trash in it; it's just been altered in some way. For list of what useful imformation is passed after a Macro is executed, see the cheat sheet.

If a memory alteration is indicated by a [PASS], it means that the memory area that was passed to the macro was altered.

MACRO	SUBROUTINES CALLED	FLAGS ALTERED	REGS ALTERED	MEM ALTERED
_DUMP	__DUMP
_ERR	__ERR
_GRET	__GETRET
_ISLIT	None
_ISSTR	None
_PRNT	__P
_RDUMP	__RDMP
_SPAR	__SETPARM
_WAIT	__W
ADD16	ADDIT16
AMODE	None
BEEP	None (BELL)
BLOAD	BINLOAD
BSAVE	BINSAVE
CMD	DOSCMD
CMP16	COMP16
CURB	CURSBAK
CURD	CURSDN
CURF	CURSFOR
CURU	CURSUP
DBUFF	None
DELAY	DELAYMS
DIM81	ADIM81
DIM82	ADIM82
DIV8	DIVD8
DIV16	SDIV16,UDIV16
DRIVE	None
DRWTS	DISKOP
FINP	FINPUT
FPRN	FPRINT,FPSTR
GET81	AGET81
GET82	AGET82
GKEY	None (GETKEY)
INP	SINPUT
MFILL	MEMFILL
MMOVE	MEMMOVE
MSWAP	MEMSWAP
MUL8	MULT8
MUL16	MULT16
PBX	GPBX
PCR	None (COUT1)
PDL	None (PREAD)
PRN	XPRINT,DPRINT
PUT81	APUT81
PUT82	APUT82
RCPOS	None (GBASCALC)
REM16	SREMD16,UREMD16
RND16	RAND16
RNDB	RANDB
SCAT	STRCAT
SCMP	STRCMP
SCPOS	None (VTAB)
SCPY	SUBCOPY
SDEL	SUBDEL
SECT	None
SETCX	None (VTAB)
SETCY	None (VTAB)
SETDR	None
SETDW	None
SINS	SUBINS
SLOT	None
SPOS	SUBPOS
SPRN	PRNSTR
SUB16	SUBT16
TFILL	TFILLA
THLIN	THLINE
TPUT	TXTPUT
TONUM	STR2NUM
TOSTR	NUM2STR
TRACK	None
TVLIN	TVLINE
ZLOAD	ZMLOAD
ZSAVE	ZMSAVE

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Macro Usage Cheat Sheet

Once Macros are mostly finished in how they are called, you can find how to use them here. New versions, of course, always run the risk of changing something integral; This cheat sheet will be updated accordingly.

MACRO	USAGE	RETURNS
_DUMP	_DUMP [memory address];[# of bytes to dump]	Nothing; dump to screen
_ERR	_ERR [calling rout];[err msg];[dump msg];[dump loc];[dmplen]	prints various error messages and information
_GRET	_GRET [dest memory address]	[return] stored in specified address
_ISLIT	_ISLIT [data]	inserts executable code at pointer
_ISSTR	_ISSTR [data]	inserts executable code at pointer
_PRNT	_PRNT [string or address]	prints provided literal string
_RDUMP	_RDUMP	nothing; outputs registry values
_SPAR	_SPAR [src address];[length]	moves data at address to [param]
_WAIT	_WAIT	Nothing; wait for keypress.
ADD16	ADD16 [word 1];[word 2]	.Y = lobyte of sum
.	.	.X = hibyte of sum
.	.	[RETURN] = sum
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of sum (2 bytes)
BEEP	BEEP [number of beep calls]	Nothing; just speaker output
BLOAD	BLOAD [dos command parameters]	Nothing; just disk input
BSAVE	BSAVE [dos command parameters]	Nothing; just disk output
CMD	CMD [dos command with parameters]	Nothing, save for changes done by command
CMP16	CMP16 [word 1];[word 2]	See full description for flag changes.
CURB	CURB [spaces to move back]	Nothing
CURD	CURD [spaces to move down]	Nothing
CURF	CURF [spaces to move forward]	Nothing
CURU	CURU [spaces to move up]	Nothing
DBUFF	DBUFF [buffer address]	Nothing
DELAY	DELAY [number of milliseconds to delay]	Nothing; just execution delay
DIM81	DIM81 [array address];[# of elements];[element byte length]	[RETURN] = total array size in bytes
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of [RETURN] val
DIM82	DIM82 [array addr];[# of cols];[# of rows];[elem byte length]	[RETURN] = total array size in bytes
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of [RETURN] val
DIV8	DIV8 [dividend byte];[divisor byte]	.A = quotient (byte)
.		.X = remainder (byte)
.	.	[RETURN] = quotient
.	.	[RETLEN] = quotient length (1 byte)
DIV16	DIV16 [dividend word];[divisor word]	.Y = lobyte of quotient
.	.	.X = hibyte of quotient
.	.	[RETURN] = quotient
.	.	[RETLEN] = quotient length (2 bytes)
DRIVE	DRIVE [drive number]	Nothing
DRWTS	DRWTS	Nothing
FINP	FINP [adress to store string]	Nothing
FPRN	FPRN [literal string or address of string]	Nothing
GET81	GET81 [array address];[element index]	.Y = lobyte of element addr
.	.	.X = hibyte of element addr
.	.	[RETURN] = value stored in element
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of return value
GET82	GET82 [array addr];[column index];[row index]	.Y = lobyte of element addr
.	.	.X = hibyte of element addr
.	.	[RETURN] = value stored in element
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of return value
GKEY	GKEY	.A = key pressed
INP	INP	[RETURN] = string entered by user
.	.	[RETLEN] = string length (same as first byte of [RETURN], +1)
.	.	.X, .Y = length of string
MFILL	MFILL [address start];[length in bytes];[fill value]	Nothing useful
MMOVE	MMOVE [src addr];[dest addr];[length in bytes]	Nothing useful
MSWAP	MSWAP [first address];[second address];[length]	Nothing
MUL8	MUL8 [multiplicand byte];[multiplier byte]	.Y = lobyte of product (word)
.	.	.X = hibyte of product (word)
.	.	[RETURN] = quotient
.	.	[RETLEN] = quotient length (2 bytes)
MUL16	MUL16 [multiplicand word];[multiplier word]	.Y = lobyte of product
.	.	.X = hibyte of product
.	.	[RETURN] = product (24-bit; see desc)
.	.	[RETLEN] = product length (3 bytes)
PBX	PBX [button to read; PB0,PB1,PB2,PB3]	.A = 1 if button pressed, else 0
PCR	PCR	Nothing
PDL	PDL [paddle to read]	.Y = paddle state value, 0..256
PRN	PRN [literal string or address]	.Y = length of string, if literal
PUT81	PUT81 [src addr or literal][array addr];[element index]	.Y = lobyte of element addr
.	.	.X = hibyte of element addr
.	.	.A = length of element in bytes
PUT82	PUT82 [src addr or lit];[array addr];[col index];[row index]	.Y = lobyte of element addr
.	.	.X = hibyte of element addr
.	.	.A = length of element in bytes
RCPOS	RCPOS [col];[row]	.A = character at that position
REM16	REM16 [dividend word];[divisor word]	.Y = lobyte of remainder
.	.	.X = hibyte of remainder
RNDB	RNDB [low boundary byte];[high boundary byte]	.A = pseudorandom number between
.	.	[RETURN] = pseudorandom number between
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of number (1 byte)
SCAT	SCAT [first string, lit or addr];[2nd string]	.A = 1 if overflow err, else 0
.	.	.X = lenth of concatenated string
.	.	[RETURN] = concatenated string
.	.	[RETLEN] = concatenated length
.	.	first string is replaced with concatenated!
SCMP	SCMP [first string, lit or addr];[2nd string]	See full description for flag changes.
.	.	.Y = String 2 length
.	.	.X = String 1 Length
SCPOS	SCPOS [col];[row]	Nothing
SCPY	SCPY [source string];[index];[length];[max length]	.CARRY will be 0 if no errors; else, 1
.		[RETURN] = copied substring
.	.	[RETLEN] = return string length
SDEL	SDEL [string];[index];[length]	.CARRY will be 0 if no errors; else, 1
.	.	passed string will be altered!
SECT	SECT [sector number]	Nothing
SETCX	SETCX [col]	Nothing
SETCY	SETCY [row]	Nothing
SETDR	SETDR	Nothing
SETDW	SETDW	Nothing
SINS	SINS [parent string];[index];[max length];[substring to ins]	.CARRY = 0 if no errors; else, 1
.	.	passed parent string will be altered!
SLOT	SLOT [slot number]	Nothing
SPOS	SPOS [parent string];[substring]	.A = index of substring if found; 0 if not
.	.	[RETURN] = index of substring found; 0 if not
.	.	[RETLEN] = byte length of [RETURN] (1)
SPRN	SPRN [string address]	.A = string length
SUB16	SUB16 [minuend word];[subtrahend word]	.Y = lobyte of result
.		.X = hibyte of result
.	.	[RETURN] = result
.	.	[RETLEN] = result length (2 bytes)
TFILL	TFILL [col start];[row start];[col end];[row end];[fill char]	Nothing Useful
THLIN	THLIN [col start];[col end];[row];[fill char]	Nothing Useful
TMODE	TMODE	Nothing
TONUM	TONUM [string to convert to number, addr or literal]	[RETURN] = number equivalent of string
.	.	[RETLEN] = byte length of number (2)
TPUT	TPUT [xpos];[ypos];[fill character]	Nothing
TRACK	TRACK [track number]	Nothing
TOSTR	TOSTR [number to convert to string]	[RETURN] = string equivalent of number
.	.	[RETLEN] = length of string returned (not yet)
TVLIN	TVLIN [row start];[row end];[column];[fill char]	Nothing Useful
ZLOAD	ZLOAD [address where backup is stored]	Nothing
ZSAVE	ZSAVE [address to backup at]	Nothing

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