Atari 2600/5200 Development?

I realize you're asking a historical question, but if you're interested in developing for the 2600, one of the best go-to sources is this page: http://atariage.com/2600/programming/ As for the original system, according to Joe Decuir, Atari alumnus, in a presentation at CG Expo: * 6502 Cross Assembler, based on host, such a timesharing machine, or DEC PDP-11. * Hardware emulator with RAM in code space. * Debug monitor, for downloading and manipulating object code. * HP-1600 series symbolic logic analyzer. The full presentation slide deck is here: http://www.atariarchives.org/dev/CGEXPO01.html On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Zane Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote: > I've found myself wondering just what a typical development system for an > Atari 2600 or 5200 looked like. I gather that an Atari ST was used for > developing Atari 7800 software. > > Obviously now, something like DASM can be used for the 2600, but what was > used back when the systems were new? > > Zane > > > > -- > healyzh at aracnet.com > http://blog.zanesphotography.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/zanes-photography/ > > > > > > >