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From: jayz@cullsj.UUCP (Jay Zorzy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: macro
Message-ID: <280@cullsj.UUCP>
Date: 5 Apr 88 16:39:34 GMT
References: <4331@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>
Organization: Cullinet Software, San Jose, CA
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From article <4331@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>, by tada@athena.mit.edu (Michael Zehr):
> 
> I have a C prgram which has one very small part which needs to be *real*
> fast.  The obvious solution seems to be to code it in assembler, but the 
> problem is that i don't think reading through the friendly orange manual
> is the best way to learn assembler for a VAX.  Does anyone have suggestions
> for a good tutorial?  

I would recommend "Computer Programming and Architecture: The VAX-11" by
Henry M. Levy and Richard H. Eckhouse, Jr. (Digital Press).  You can 
probably find it at your nearest DEC Bookstore for around twenty bucks.

Jay Zorzy
Cullinet Software
San Jose, CA