Machine language for beginners

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1. billygoatJan 2026
   Machine Language for Beginners, Charles Mansfield https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-machine-language-for-...

   This book specifically targets beginners that are new to 6502 assembly. The examples cover all of the 1980s-era computers including the Apple II. It's free on archive.org and the introductory chapters are worth reading.

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2. ergonaughtJul 2026
   Similarish trajectory, and I bought the "new" C64 as soon as it was available and display it proudly. I started with a Vic 20 first (and Gorf), and I learned assembly as soon as I could finish entering all the damn numbers (ie: LADS, via Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield, the Compute! book), but alllllmost everything in my life is downstream of that Vic 20 and C64.

   Loved the ads. Such memories.

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3. KSS42Mar 2018
   Thanks for the link. I actually have an original copy of "Machine Language for Beginners".

   I think I actually typed in the whole machine language code for the monitor.

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