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- LANG0001.REV
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- CHASM is a freeware ASSEMBLER written in BASIC. The
- following is a an excerpt from a letter written by the author
- explaining about the various files.
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- This disk contains a copy of CHASM. Documentation for
- this package is contained in the various files with
- extension ".DOC" on the disk. You can print out these
- files using the DOS command "COPY filename.DOC
- LPT1:". Make sure you have documentation has been
- formatted so that when printed out in the condensed (132
- column) mode available on most dot matrix printers,
- the resulting pages can be cut down to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
- inches to fit in one of your IBM binders. Typically, you
- can turn on this mode by printing a special control
- sequence from BASIC. Consult your printer manual for
- details. For those with no access to a printer, I can
- provide a xerox copy of the documentation for $8. The
- $8 covers my cost of xeroxing and handling, and is not
- included in the $20 suggested donation. CHASM is now
- available in two versions, under slightly different deals.
- Version 2 is relatively slow, and available on the
- Freeware "try now, pay later" basis. Version 3 is a
- functionally equivalent compiled version, which runs much
- faster. Due to the substantial cost of producing version 3,
- it is only available to those who make a donation of $20 or
- more. If you included such a donation "up front", I have
- taken the liberty of giving you version 3; otherwise you
- have received version 2. An order from for version 3 is
- included in the documentation. Drop me a line to give me
- your comments or suggestions about how to improve CHASM.
- I hope you find the package useful.
-
- Sincerely,
- David Whitman
- Department of Chemistry
- Dartmouth College
- Hanover, NH 03755
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- CHASM is much easier to use than the IBM macro assembler,
- and is ideal for learning assembly language. if you consider
- yourself a beginner, you might find it useful to print out
- and read the file PRIMER.DOC which is included on this disk.
- PRIMER is a gentle introduction to assembly language
- programming, which will teach you some of the vocabulary
- and key concepts you will need to start out with.
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- CHASM requires an 80 column display and at least one
- disk drive.Under DOS 1.1, 64K of memory is required. DOS
- 2.0 users should have 96K.
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- The accompanying disk, LANG0002, contains other files for use
- with CHASM.
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- Please refer to LANG0001.DOC for more specific information on
- the files contained on this disk.