Source: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=1518

The story of Commodore's assemblers might not sound that interesting in the beginning.

And given it is 2021 where you can cross-compile Linux for Mac on a Tamagotchi (ok, not really), one might ask: Where is the problem?

But in the beginning there was no native assembler for the 65XX based machines. Everything had to be cross-assembled on machines like the NCSS, MDT650 and VAX workstations. Michael Steil, Melissa and Sebastian Biallas present a beautiful series of articles, which lays out all the historical details. Right in front of you.

Enjoy the read.