On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Bayard Coolidge USG wrote: > Derek Martin said his interest in x86 Assembly is academic. > > Well, OK, I can sort of understand that, particularly if you might be > thinking of tinkering in the embedded market, or doing some esoteric > real-time stuff.
An understanding of that sort of stuff can also prove useful for general understanding of how PCs actually "work" (or fail to). Through many long years hacking various MS-DOG systems extended *way* past anything their designers ever intended them to do, I've picked up a lot this stuff through osmosis. If someone wanted to learn more about it without going through that sort of pain, a short course on assembler might well be a good idea. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
