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From: tomj@chinet.UUCP (Tom)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Programing the Macintosh in Assembly Language
Message-ID: <244@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Dec-85 14:46:30 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  8 14:46:30 1985
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Summary: mixed value


	I agree with Chuq that the run-time library source is a laudable 
idea, and is probabably the best part of _Programming the Mac in Assembly
Language_.  In other areas, however, the book is of mixed value.  For
example, in the section on addressing modes, the text often disagrees with 
the diagrams, making it difficult to determine exactly what is going on.
It also ignores many of the details needed in dealing with the Toolbox.  Chuq's
advice to keep a copy of _Inside Macintosh_ around is on the mark.
	In general, this book seems to be the result of a compromise between
teaching Assembly Language programming on the 68000, and working with the
Mac, and perhaps a failed compromise at that.
 	Also, my copy of the book lists Steve Williams as the author.
 
	Tom Johnston
 
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Tom Johnston
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