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what's the definitive beginner's guide for early DOS x86 assembly language?

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First post, by DaveJustDave

Posted on 2021-01-19, 21:26

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Looking to add a few titles to my (paper) retro book library. Which would you say are the definitive era-specific books from the era (thinking mid to late 1980s)? I would imagine most of them aren't in print anymore, but I wouldn't mind finding some old copies on ebay.

Also, what other programming/game programming books were popular?

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Reply 1 of 3, by debs3759

Posted on 2021-01-19, 21:47

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Jeff Duntemann: Assembly Language Step by Step is pretty food. Not sure of the publication date of the first edition, but the second edition came out in 92 and is the last to support DOS. It usually available on eBay. Other than that, I learned by mostly reading processor datasheets.

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