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Title	Assembly Language Step-by-step: Programming with DOS and Linux (with CD-ROM)
Author(s)	Jeff Duntemann
ISBN	0471375233
Language	English
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Chapter one is an excellent explanation of what programming (especially low level programming) is, by analogy to a "to do" list and a board game. Numbering and arithmetic in binary, octal, and hexadecimal is thoroughly demonstrated (with added practice!) in chapter two. Basic computer architecture is dealt with in chapter three. The pointers to emulators of old style computers may be useful, as well as interesting: it is much easier to program in machine language on the old kit computers than it is on modern machines with layers of interfaces. Chapter four covers the fundamental concepts and activities of assembly programming. Chapter five lists the commands and functions of the NASM-IDE development environment and editor provided on the CD-ROM. DOS program file structures are explained somewhat vaguely in chapter six. DEBUG, and its various operations, is put through its paces with some simple opcodes in chapter seven. Chapter eight lists a simple assembly language program and explains the various parts. Procedures and libraries are dealt with in chapter nine. The introduction of actual opcodes and commands starts in chapter ten with logical and bit-wise operations. Chapter eleven demonstrates some string (and looping) commands. Chapter twelve moves from DOS into Linux, and covers the programming tools most useful in that operating system. Differences in system calls and the assembler format initiate chapter thirteen, which then goes on (at considerable length) with sample code that works in the Linux system. A final chapter points at resources for further explorations and work in assembly programming. This complete and detailed work does take the novice, with no previous programming assumed, through the basics to the point that the reader can start the process of discovery. It is readable (and funny enough to keep you going through the dry parts), provides all the necessary bits (sorry) including software, and is an excellent introduction for anyone wanting to find out what programming "down to the metal" is all about. copyright Robert M. Slade, 2002
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The bestselling guide to assembly language-now updated and expanded to include coverage of Linux This new edition of the bestselling guide to assembly programming now covers DOS and Linux! The Second Edition begins with a highly accessible overview of the internal operations of the Intel-based PC and systematically covers all the steps involved in writing, testing, and debugging assembly programs. Expert author Jeff Duntemann then presents working example programs for both the DOS and Linux operating systems using the popular free assembler NASM. He also includes valuable information on how to use procedures and macros, plus rare explanations of assembly-level coding for Linux, all of which combine to offer a comprehensive look at the complexities of assembly programming for Intel processors. Providing you with the foundation to create executable assembly language programs, this book: * Explains how to use NASM-IDE, a simple program editor and assembly-oriented development environment * Details the most used elements of the 86-family instruction set * Teaches about DEBUG, the single most useful tool you have as an assembly language programmer * Examines the operations that machine instructions force the CPU to perform * Discusses the process of memory addressing * Covers coding for Linux The CD-ROM includes: * Net-Wide Assembler (NASM) for both DOS and Linux * NASM-IDE, a command shell and code editor for DOS * ALINK, a free linker for DOS programming * All program code examples from the book