# skilldrick/easy6502

Repository: https://github.com/skilldrick/easy6502
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/easy6502
Homepage: http://skilldrick.github.com/easy6502/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-07-07T17:51:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5201, "days_push": 787, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1358, forks 282 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.610130+00:00)

## What it is
Easy6502 is an accessible web-based tutorial on 6502 assembly language programming with an embedded emulator for editing and running example programs. This original fork is in strict maintenance-only mode, accepting only bug fixes.

## Use cases
- learn 6502 assembly language from scratch
- run and edit 6502 assembly programs in a browser emulator
- teach retro computing and assembly basics
- experiment with 6502 instructions without installing a toolchain
- find worked example programs for 6502 assembly

## When to choose
- you want a beginner-friendly, interactive introduction to 6502 assembly
- you need a zero-install browser-based 6502 emulator with guided examples

## When to avoid
- you need actively developed features or modern tooling - use one of the active forks
- you need a production 6502 assembler or hardware-level emulator

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: education, programming-languages, tutorials, embedded-systems
- platform: browser
- tags: 6502, assembly-language, emulator, tutorial, retro-computing, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- skilldrick/easy6502 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.610130+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:47.361711+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skilldrick/easy6502 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.610130+00:00, sha 611520ccea80)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.