Assembly Lines The Complete Book (Hardcover)

Roger Wagner's Assembly Lines articles originally appeared in Softalk magazine, and taught readers how to program in 6502 assembly language. The 6502 chip was used in numerous computer and video game consoles, including the Apple II, Atari, Commodore, and Nintendo.

Now, for the first time, all thirty-three articles are available in one complete volume. This edition also contains all of the appendices from the original book as well as new appendices on the 65C02, zero-page memory usage, and a beginner's guide to using the Merlin Assembler. The book is designed for students of all ages: the nostalgic programmer enjoying the retro revolution, the newcomer interested in learning low-level assembly coding, or the embedded systems developer using the latest 65C02 chips from Western Design Center.

"Roger Wagner didn't just read the first book on programming the Apple computer--he wrote it." - Steve Wozniak

Roger Wagner bought one of the early Apple II computers in 1978 and over the next few years wrote a monthly tutorial for Softalk magazine. Assembly Lines: The Book, published in 1982, was the first book specifically about creating assembly-language programs on the Apple II. Roger also wrote Apple IIGS Machine Language for Beginners and numerous programs including Roger's Easel, The Programmer's Utility Pack, and The Write Choice. He was the designer and creator of HyperStudio for the Apple IIGS, a multimedia package that soon became the most-used sofware in K-12 classrooms. Technology & Learning magazine named Roger one of the top 5 "Most Important Educational Technology Gurus of the Past Two Decades" along with Seymour Papert, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, and Steve Jobs. Roger coined the phrase "Copyright Friendly," a predecessor to the Creative Commons license, and he worked with the Creative Commons organization to develop automatic attribution systems. Roger serves on the Board of Directors of California Computer-Using Educators (CUE) Inc., and is an energetic advocate for enabling students to effectively use technology, as well as for issues relating to digital citizenship and student privacy. Finally, Roger is the inventor of the HyperDuino, a platform that enables students to easily create interactive maker projects that combine physical hardware with digital content.