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anstein99



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anstein99 15 Jan 2012, 13:32
Hi!

I'm new to Flat Assembler and trying to learn it. Very Happy I downloaded FASM manuals which are stored in .pdf format, but it was hard for me to study it with them because I never studied something on computer.
So.. I'm thinking about learning MASM with a book first and then learning FASM. Would learning MASM help learning FASM later?

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anstein99
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typedef 15 Jan 2012, 13:38
Learn the Intel Assembly syntax.
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shutdownall 15 Jan 2012, 15:17
anstein99 wrote:
Would learning MASM help learning FASM later?


I don't think so.
Buy a book for Intel Assembler and print the FASM pdf on paper if you don't like to read it on the screen. Also tutorials will help. Which OS you want to use for programming ?
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anstein99



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anstein99 15 Jan 2012, 23:59
shutdownall wrote:
anstein99 wrote:
Would learning MASM help learning FASM later?


I don't think so.
Buy a book for Intel Assembler and print the FASM pdf on paper if you don't like to read it on the screen. Also tutorials will help. Which OS you want to use for programming ?


I'm going to use Windows mainly, and sometimes KolibriOS.
Then - how's this book? http://www.amazon.com/Assembly-Language-x86-Processors-6th/dp/013602212X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326671936&sr=8-1
Is that book suitable?
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DOS386 16 Jan 2012, 04:40
> Does MASM help learning FASM?

Partially.

> Is that book suitable?

Seems to be MASM.

I'd recommend FASM examples located at this forum and included with FASM, though.
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anstein99



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anstein99 16 Jan 2012, 06:46
DOS386 wrote:
> Does MASM help learning FASM?

Partially.

> Is that book suitable?

Seems to be MASM.

I'd recommend FASM examples located at this forum and included with FASM, though.


Well, I never studied Assembly before, so I wonder if just looking at FASM examples will help. ^^
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JohnFound 16 Jan 2012, 07:23
Learn by writing, not by reading. Very Happy
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AsmGuru62 16 Jan 2012, 15:16
True.
Just pick some small project and start writing code.
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smiddy 17 Jan 2012, 19:57
Yep, playing tends to help learning.
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smiddy wrote:
Yep, playing tends to help learning.
yep like having s..x Laughing
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smiddy 18 Jan 2012, 05:39
nop wrote:
smiddy wrote:
Yep, playing tends to help learning.
yep like having s..x Laughing
Making babies?! Embarassed
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shutdownall 18 Jan 2012, 12:30
anstein99 wrote:

Then - how's this book? http://www.amazon.com/Assembly-Language-x86-Processors-6th/dp/013602212X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326671936&sr=8-1
Is that book suitable?


I dont know but very expencive, about EUR 120. Razz
I would use Google and search for x86 assembly introduction or x86 assembly tutorials. Have many standard tutorials there for beginners for free, you can use copy & paste source code. This will enable fast learning. Maybe Very Happy

If you have general questions regarding assembly language please use this forum:
http://www.daniweb.com/
There are many beginner questions - I think the users here at the board are maybe bored to answer totally beginner questions. Wink
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AsmGuru62 18 Jan 2012, 14:46
I will answer totally beginner's questions.
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shutdownall 18 Jan 2012, 15:23
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