METACOMCO ASSEMBLER

MetaComco's Assembler is a high specification macro assembler, supporting the full 68008 motorola instruction set.

Advertised features included:

• Standard Motorola 68000 mnemonics
• English error messages
• Produces code which can be EXECed and run as a concurrent job
• External references allow linkages to high level languages
• Integral linker allows assembler programs to be linked together
• Macro expansions
• Position independent, absolute or relocatable code can be produced
• Conditional assembly
• Large range of directives
• Fully formatted listings
• 30 character variable names and 32-bit values

It was part of a modular set of languages, all written in BCPL which enabled the output to be linked with BCPL and/or Assembler modules (written using the MetaComco versions of course) to create the final file.

Title: MetaComco Assembler
Language: BCPL
Author: Unknown
Publisher: MetaComco
Year of Publication: 1984
Platforms Suitable for: All Sinclair QLs and emulators
Commercial Status: Commercial
Price as at October 1984: £59.95
Reviews: QL User (October 1984, QL User (Jan/Feb 1986))
Sources Available from: n/a
Latest Version available from: Unknown