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Atari hired Shepardson Microsystems to write [Atari Basic] for the 8-bit line. Shepardson developed it using a cross-compiler, but took the opportunity to begin writing their own assembler for the Atari platform as well.
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Atari hired Shepardson Microsystems to write [Atari Basic] for the 8-bit line. Shepardson developed it using a cross-compiler, but took the opportunity to begin writing their own assembler for the Atari platform as well. This was released by Atari in ROM cartridge form in 1980.
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The system ran entirely in system RAM, meaning that both the source code and resulting machine code had to be able to fit in memory at the same time. This could be a significant limitation in many situations. Additionally, it did not include the ability to link multiple files together into a single larger program, which put further limits on the sort of programs that could be developed with it. [Eastern Front 1941] required six modules, which had to be linked together by hand using DOS, ensuring that the memory locations in the six files were correct.
The system ran entirely in RAM, meaning that both the source code and resulting machine code had to be able to fit in memory at the same time. This could be a significant limitation in many situations. Additionally, it did not include the ability to link multiple files together into a single larger program, which put further limits on the sort of programs that could be developed with it. [Eastern Front 1941] required six modules, which had to be linked together by hand using DOS. Significant effort was needed to ensure that the memory locations in the six files were correct.
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