Assembly Language eComic - Issue 5, yes 5, now available

[NormanDunbar]

Well then, here's a surprise. The newest edition of the somewhat irregular periodical eMagazine is now available from http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/download ... Issue_005/. I sent my wife away to Costa Rica, on a sloth hunting expedition, for a couple of weeks, so I had time to get this issue done a lot quicker than the last one.

Please point your browser there and download the current issue (pdf format only) and also, look in the Code folder for this issue's code listings. There are two this time around:

Langtons_ant.asm - assembles with GWASL and with a few minor changes, with QMAC.
Langtons_ant2.asm - assembles with GWASS. Needs a 68020 to assemble and run this version. QPC owners, rejoice!

Enjoy. The next issue is already underway, but may not appear quite so quickly I'm afraid.

Also, the code and LaTeX source for this and all previous issues, except issue 1, are now on GitHub at https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssem ... geMagazine. See the latest issue for details.


Cheers,
Norm.

[Dave]

*eyeroll* Thanks Norman. Now I'm going to need a bigger e-bookcase.

[tofro]

Well then, here's a surprise. The newest edition of the somewhat irregular periodical eMagazine is now

Disturbing regularity if the irregular periodical...

Thanks Norman! Got something to read on the plane!

Tobias

[NormanDunbar]

Roughly 49 pages of my witterings! Should send you off to sleep, which will kill the journey!

Safe flight.


Cheers,
Norm.

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi Norman,

Excellent magazine, it does motivate me to try and prorgramme in assembley language

[NormanDunbar]

In which case Derek, it's working!
Thanks - I try to do a good job.

Cheers,
Norm.

[NormanDunbar]

BUG FIX!

Morning All,

while investigating bit fields - for a different project altogether - I found a bug in Issue 5 of the eComic. On Page 28, section 4.2.1 I mention that a two bit wide bit field, in bits 5 and 6 of a register would be specified as {26:2}. That was correct if I was looking at a two bit wide bit field in bits 5 and 4. I should have specified it as {25:2}.

I've corrected the PDF in the releases area at https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssem ... ag/Issue_5 if you need a corrected version. I'll upload the code at some point shortly.

Cheers,
Norm.

PS. Issue 8 is well under way.