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Originally Posted by Mark1960
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Originally Posted by SiriusHardware
When trying to convert some of the listings in the MK14 manual to SBASM3 format I discovered that some would not directly assemble, or would not reproduce the original hex code verbatim, because of errors. There was a strong feeling that the programs in the manual had never been within sight of an actual assembler and had instead been hand-assembled and typed.
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Its also possible that errors were caused by typesetting. The listing doesn’t show the slightly off alignment that would be expected if printed on a line printer or the dots that would show on a dot matrix printer. It also looks too good for a daisywheel or golfball printer. |
The listings look like they have been typeset by someone with a listing, as errors where they occur often are similar looking digits (8 and B, 'O' and 0 etc) This was a common problem with listings in magazines until they started putting in scans of matrix printer output.