Re: A83: learning asm

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Re: A83: learning asm


Not that I wanna be regarded as the surly hermit, but reading James'
tutorials isn't the only way... I haven't even peeked at them (oh, well, I
might have - but then I didn't come anywhere near _reading_ them). From
knowing absolutely nil about Z80 assembly language a year ago, I looked
through the official z80 specs and the documentation from TI. Then I wrote my
first program, a menu-based program locker/unlocker, without a link cable
(thus I had to rewrite all of it whenever it crashed. =)).

I actually tried looking at the spaze invader source code once, but when I
saw how terribly it had been coded (sorry Hannes =)) I gave that up. The
disassembled version of zasmload was way better, though I later discovered
that I wouldn't have had to write my own buggy z80 disassembler just to look
at that one; TI had already released the source code. =)

</brag>

Besides, James' tutorials are nowadays written as a windoze 95 help file, if
I remember correctly. I mean - windoze 95! Who on earth is using windoze!?

Linus

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On 10-Feb-99, Jimmy Conner (timagic@yahoo.com) wrote:

>  I'm sure you are about to get a flood of emails telling you, JAMES
>MATTHEWS TUTORIALS.  True they are the best way to learn, they are
>even great reference even after you learned a little.  The next best
>thing is to look at source, its how I learned.  Just try changing a
>little here and there to see what happens and play with it.
>  Anyway, you can get a win help file version almost on any ti site
>there is (ticalc.org, ti-files.org, calc.org), but if need a html
>version to see, goto www.timagic.cjb.net and look under lessons.
>  Good luck programming!!

>Jimmy

>> I am amazed at the potential and windows ASM opens - GREAT Graphical
>User
>> Interface, Amazing Compression, Ease of program use, etc.
>> 
>> I am fairly knowlegable in TI-BASIC - but I know absolutely nothing
>about ASM
>> language.
>> 
>> Where is the best place for me to begin learning this new code?  Are
>there any
>> great sites with documentation?
>> 
>> Also, what programs are needed to write the ASM code? (compiler?)
>> 
>> Once again, I know next to nothing about ASM - but I want to learn -
>so please
>> start simple.
>> 
>> Thank you - all replies are greatly appreciated!


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