When the EDIT prompt appears on your video screen, you can load the source code listing of the program that you wrote in Chapter 4 into your computer's memory. You'll need your data disk in place and your assembler turned on. If you've turned off your computer since the end of Chapter 4, please get it up and running again. If you've just finished Chapter 4 and still have your computer turned on, you can start using your assembler's debugging facility in just a few moments, as soon as readers who've turned their computers off between chapters have had a chance to get their machines back into action again.
To use the "G" command, you'll need the help of a handy tool that's provided free with both the MAC/65 assembler and the Atari Assembler Editor cartridge. The fourth technique, calling assembly language programs from BASIC, will be covered in Chapter 8.įirst we'll discuss the technique for running a program with the "G" command offered by the MAC/65 assembler and the Atari Assembler Editor cartridge. In this chapter, we'll cover the first three of these methods of running machine language programs. Calling your machine language program from a BASIC program.Using the AUTORUN.SYS utility of Atari DOS (or a STARTUP.EXC file is you're using the OS/A+ operating system).Running the program using the Atari disk operating system (DOS) or (if you have a MAC/65 assembler) the OS/A+ operating system.Using a special debugging command (the "G" command) provided by both the MAC/65 assembler and the Atari Assembler Editor cartridge.
"Hopefully," observed iFixit, "a software update will make the spare slot worthwhile, but it's always a bummer to see repair and upgrades at the end of the priority list."įrustrating for sure, although more annoying is the built-in RAM, meaning that the configuration chosen at purchase will be the one that customers must stick with until the Studio gets relegated to the drawer of obsolete kit that one cannot bear to consign to the landfill.There are several ways to execute a machine language program on an Atari computer system.įor example, you can run a machine language program by:
However, it was possible to exchange two storage cards of the same size. There was even an extra slot for another storage module but, alas, simply sticking the storage stick into another base-level Mac Studio's spare slot resulted in errors. Going deeper, the team found the modular storage was easily removable. Certainly, Apple has very much committed to black on the Studio's internals. "This thing weighs a ton and is giving off some serious Darth Vader vibes," quipped iFixit. Peeling back the foot ring revealed four standard Torx screws and beyond that the black expanse of the power supply. Getting into the box presented few challenges. A farewell to the "dongleverse" that has blighted the life of many an Apple fan.īuilding in the RAM, while perhaps understandable from a performance standpoint, is also irritating on a desktop machine The block of aluminum is just over twice the height of Apple's entry-level desktop and is positively festooned with ports. The Mac Studio looks for all the world like a Mac Mini that has enjoyed a growth spurt. The good news? There might be hope for storage swappers. Apple's latest and greatest – the Mac Studio – has come under the gaze of teardown merchants, iFixit.