Copy binary file into array in basic

[Sparrowhawk]

I recommend Norman's excellent assembly book (free): https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageBook/

And lots of links in this thread: https://www.theqlforum.com/viewtopic.php ... mbler+book

[t0nyt]

I recommend Norman's excellent assembly book (free): https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageBook/

And lots of links in this thread: https://www.theqlforum.com/viewtopic.php ... mbler+book

Will take a look, many thanks

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi,

I converted all of Andrew Pennell's books, look in the Forum, you should be able download the PDF. Some have some corrections and updates.

You could also look at the SMSQ/E and Minerva source code, which is commented and probably the ultimate QL assembler reference.

[t0nyt]

Hi,

I converted allof Andrew Pennell's books, look in the Forum, you should be able download the PDF. Some have some corrections and updates.

You could also look at the SMSQ/E and Minerva source code, which is commented and probably the ultimate QL assembler reference.

Thanks for the info

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi,

I have converted the Advanced QL User Guide by Adrian Dickens, made additions and corrections to the original book, but Adrian Dickens is reviewing the copyright issue of the completed new edition, but this has been over 8 months now.

I am not sure I can release this new edition without breaching copyrights.

Maybe I should just publish and be damn, as the saying going.

Also look in the SMSQ/E Reference Manual, not QDOS, but the content, is the same as the QDOS Reference guide.

[t0nyt]

Hi,

I have converted the Advanced QL User Guide by Adrian Dickens, made additions and corrections to the original book, but Adrian Dickens is reviewing the copyright issue of the completed new edition, but this has been over 8 months now.

I am not sure I can release this new edition without breaching copyrights.

Maybe I should just publish and be damn, as the saying going.

Also look in the SMSQ/E Reference Manual, not QDOS, but the content, is the same as the QDOS Reference guide.

I don’t currently have any idea what SMSQ/E is…

Actually there’s quite a few acronyms on the forum I haven’t got my head around yet

[dilwyn]

Is "Assembly Language Programming on the Sinclair QL by Andrew Penell" a good place to start to get back into assembly programming on the QL please?

I have the GST QL Macro assembler manual as well, but have not programmed in assembler in 20 years (and then it was mainly 8086)

Many thanks

A lot of us cut our assembly language teeth on that book. It was of course written in the very early days of the QL so could be expected to have minor errors here and there (lots of handwritten notes scribbled in mine!)
I still find it really useful.

[t0nyt]

Is "Assembly Language Programming on the Sinclair QL by Andrew Penell" a good place to start to get back into assembly programming on the QL please?

I have the GST QL Macro assembler manual as well, but have not programmed in assembler in 20 years (and then it was mainly 8086)

Many thanks

A lot of us cut our assembly language teeth on that book. It was of course written in the very early days of the QL so could be expected to have minor errors here and there (lots of handwritten notes scribbled in mine!)
I still find it really useful.

Have only got a pdf of the Pennel book at the moment. Hopefully will be able to get one reasonably priced on eBay at some point though as prefer to read a physical book and, as you say, can make notes in it! (have made a cheeky offer for one that’s listed currently but they seem to be ignoring me…)

[NormanDunbar]

I recommend Norman's excellent assembly book (free): https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssemblyLanguageBook/

And lots of links in this thread: https://www.theqlforum.com/viewtopic.php ... mbler+book

I thank you, Sparrowhawk, for the vote of confidence! In addition to the free book, which started life as a long series of articles in the now defunct QL Today magazine, I have my own, not-so-regular-in-fact-very-irregular eComic on the matter of Assembly Programming. There are 11 editions - so far - and all are downloadable from https://github.com/NormanDunbar/QLAssem ... e/releases. The first is in a different style from the others, but the content is what matters. The later issues have some beginner friendly sections.

In case anyone is wondering, Issue 12 is in production, but as I've been a bit tied up in my book writing, I'm afraid that I have fallen behind on getting some articles written. Anyone fancy writing something? I can convert almost any format you write in to LaTeX which I use to produce the (high quality) of output.

By "high quality" I mean the print quality not the content that I write!


Cheers,
Norm.