Assembly Language Programming for the IBM Personal Computer - Softcover

Bradley, David J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130491713 ISBN 13: 9780130491718

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1984

Synopsis

Book details how to write assembly language programs for the IBM Personal Computer. Previous experience in writing programs in BASIC, PASCAL, or similar languages would be useful, however the material in this book will help one in assembly programming even if there is a lack of knowledge of the inner workings of a computer. Book is divided into four sections: 1. Covers the fundamentals of computer operation. 2. Explains the processor used in the IBM Personal Computer, the Intel 8088. 3. Deals with the creation and use of programs on the IBM machine. Book also features: . Discussions of binary arithmetic and data representation. . Includes a description of the 8088, its registers, and its addressing modes. . Presents the instruction set of the 8088 along with examples showing uses for most of the instructions. . Describes the additional data types and instructions made available through the 8087. . Examines some of the special tools available as part of the Macro Assembler. . Covers the hardware and microcode portions of the IBM Personal Computer. 4. Emphasizes the unique aspects of the IBM Personal Computer and the application of assembly language programming to it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130491713
• ISBN 13: 9780130491718
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340