The tools that empowered a generation of coders

Development Tools

Explore 2 development tools entries from the golden age of computing.

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Turbo Assembler

1985

Lightning-fast native assembler that revolutionized C64 development

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ACME Cross-Assembler

1998

Powerful and flexible 6502/65816 cross-assembler with macro support

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About the Development Tools Collection

Before modern IDEs, developers crafted their programs with specialized tools. This collection documents the assemblers, debuggers, and development environments that made programming accessible on classic systems.

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