6502 assembly language programming

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1. sllabresFeb 2026
   I have seen the topic a bit late, but nevertheless:

   I have learned 6502 assembler (and assembler) in general with "6502 assembly language programming by Lance A. Leventhal" (1979) [1] and "Apple Machine Language by Don Inman & Kurt Inman" (1981) [2]

   For the 'internals' of the machine, I had "What's Where in the Apple: A Complete Guide to the Apple Computer by William F. Luebbert" (1985) amazon:[3]

   [1] https://archive.org/details/6502-assembly-language-programmi...

   [2] https://archive.org/details/a2-ml

   [3] https://www.amazon.de/Whats-Where-Apple-Complete-Computer/dp...

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2. runjakeJan 2026
   6502 Assembly Language Programming by Leventhal.

   This is how I learned. This book is great. I have the worn paper copy sitting 6 feet behind me as I type this. It's worth getting a paper copy if that is still possible.

   https://archive.org/details/6502-assembly-language-programmi...

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3. blueatlasNov 2016
   Another good one for learning is the 6502. Don't forget to buy a copy of Lance A. Leventhal's "6502 Assembly Language Programming". Great book for learning not only assembly, but also the fundamentals leading up to assembly.
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4. fuzztesterAug 2024
   Oh, cool. I like assembly language.

   Early in my career, I read some books about it, including a few about programming for the 6502 processor, and later, Peter Norton's "Assembly Language Programming for the IBM PC". I thought the latter book was very good, just like his Norton Utilities and other software.

   I did a fair amount of hobby 6502 assembly language programming on the Commodore 64, and a bit on the BBC Micro. The Beeb had a cool inline assembly feature, using which you could write 6502 assembly code inline in the middle of your BBC BASIC code, just by wrapping the assembly code in square brackets. There was no need of an explicit assembly step. The inline assembly code would just run as part of the running of the BASIC code.

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5. asciimoDec 2016
   Great timing! I just picked up a 37 year old copy of 6502 Assembly Language Programming by Lance Leventhal. This IDE greatly reduces the stress of finding the right emulator and assembler and whatnot. Thank you!
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6. jonjackyDec 2015
   Here is a short 6502 assembly language programming tutorial with emulator and development tools in the browser:

   http://skilldrick.github.io/easy6502/

   It's 6502 not x64 but simpler is better here. It is self-contained but if you would like more here is a 5 page introduction to the 6502 from another author:

   http://people.cs.umass.edu/~verts/cmpsci201/spr_2004/Lecture...

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