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From: jmv@sppy00.UUCP (Jim Vickroy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: I want to learn (Macro) Assembly on the PC.
Keywords: Assembly, IBM PC, learn, books
Message-ID: <277@sppy00.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 89 13:39:58 GMT
References: <530@lakesys.UUCP>
Reply-To: jmv@sppy00.UUCP (Jim Vickroy)
Organization: Online Computer Library Center, Dublin, Ohio.
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In article <530@lakesys.UUCP> davek@lakesys.UUCP (Dave Kraft) writes:
=>Hi,
=>I'd like to learn Assembler language programming, but, I really don't know 
=>what 'the' book to get for it..  (i.e. 'the' book for C is the K&R, etc.) If
=>anyone can help, I'd greatly appriciate it.  BTW, if at all possible, list
=>books for Macro Assembler too.

I just finished teaching a PC Assembler class and selected Peter Norton's
Assembly Language Book for the IBM PC as the class text. I thought it was
a better book on the subject, but not the best. The problem is I haven't 
seen the best or what I thought was the best. Another book I've used for 
years is IBM PC & XT Assembly Language, A Guide for Programmers by Leo J.
Scanlon. What I've taught in my class was that on the PC, you must become
fluent in Assembler *and* BIOS and DOS interrupts. There are two texts which
I recommend for achieving the latter: The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to
the IBM PC and if you *really* want to know just about every thing The MSDOS
Encyclopedia. I must warn you, The MSDOS Encyclopedia comes with a fairly
hefty price tag (~ $125).

Hope this helps.....

jim
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