Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!UKACRL.BITNET!MWE From: MWE@UKACRL.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.lang.asm370 Subject: (none) Message-ID: <8910261659.AA15651@brazos.rice.edu> Date: 26 Oct 89 16:59:34 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussion List Distribution: inet Organization: The Internet Lines: 35 X-Unparsable-Date: Thu, 26 Oct 89 17:51:30 MEZ Message-id: <26 Oct 89 15:47:41 BST MWE@UK.AC.RL.IB> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 89 15:47:41 BST From: "Mike Ellwood (0235) 21900 X 6161" (MWE at UKACRL) To: ASM370 at DEARN Subject: Learning Assembler, etc. >From: brosen@COM.BBN.SPCA >Subject: Re: Question about IBM 370 assembler books >I would definitely opt for the 370 Principles of Operation. It is of course >the "Bible" of the 370 architecture, and while probably inappropriate for a >novice, it sounds from your query like it would be good for you. > >It's how I learned 370 assembler! > >Regards - > >Bruce Rosen If you can still get hold of one, I would also recommend that you have a look at a 360 (that's not a typo) Principles of Operation manual. --- They were nicely written, well printed, and will probably help you understand and appreciate 370 (et seq) just a little better. Likewise, the 360 Assembler Reference, and Programmers Guide were both very good. Apart from anything else, they were of a more manageble size than todays offerings! Not quite so overwhelming for the beginner. ("Goodness, do I have to learn all of THAT?" (no you don't) ) Mike Ellwood, Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK.