Microsoft Macro Assembler 6.1 Programming/Book and Disk (The Len Dorfman Practical Programming Series) Pap/Dis Edition

by Len Dorfman (Author), Marc J. Neuberger (Author)

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The new features of Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.1 are described and demonstrated in heavily documented assembly programs. DOS character-based Small and Large Memory Module assembly libraries along with appropriate demonstration programs are presented throughout the book. Procedures are given for the management of TSRs (Terminate and Stay Resident), the cursor, boxes and windows, the keyboard, the mouse, and the menu bar. The disk included contains a complete subroutine library. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Windcrest; Pap/Dis edition (August 1, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0830640606
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0830640607
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.46 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2002

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Book appears to have been quickly thrown together. The code examples seem to have been cranked out from templates and not proof-read (specific example: the multi-line ubiquitous comment about saying Hello to Chuck the cat appears stating that int21h is used, even though the code uses int10h). INVOKE is introduced, with 'USES' appearing in the code but not explained anywhere. I had a couple of questions as I read about reserved words of MASM, like DGROUP and SEGMENT, but the scanty index showed nothing for these words. The index for a 258-page book on an assembler was only two pages.
These are only the examples that come to mind as I write; almost everything I have tried to read in the book has contradictions and raises questions whose answers cannot be readily found. It makes me wonder how many outright errors are in the code. The only reason I'm getting anything useful from the book is that I have to dissect each line to determine if it is correct, so that effort creates some learning. The used book I bought had no diskette with it; at first I felt cheated, but now the less I see of this book the better I like it....

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int21

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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2000

My book (ISBN: 0-8306-4060-6) is probably the same book. Pay attention to the book description above because that is what you will get. If you know this material already then you don't need this book. Consider this: If you enjoy assembler then you should study the MASM macros, flow control and calling methods because (1) MASM is free from Microsoft. (2) There are tons of programmers writing Win32's in the flat memory model and are making their efforts and tutorials freely available on the internet. Do a search on MASM32 and see just how savvy these programmers are. ------ You may not be ready for Win32's yet, and that is why this book is good for you. You will learn a lot of helpful prog. techniques from this book. Some of it is 16-bit small model and other examples are large model. They show you how to control both libraries, and what libraries are. Understanding the syntax of the language is what you are after. Don't try to learn it all in one day, even though you can move fairly quickly through this book.
After you become aquainted with MASM'S features you can quickly move to 32-bit flat model Win32's but be warned: You will be calling the Windows API in a low level fashion and that is a world of study in and of itself. I'm sure you are looking for a challenge though, or you wouldn't be into programming!