Yo! Norman, Apologies for lack of feedback. I guess I thought youd be inundated with acclaim and would therefore not notice ;o) But this is QL-land, of course. I should have remembered..
I dont actively program at the moment, just skim through the text and listings to remind myself what its all about. Your tutorial (so far) seems a solid piece of work, beautifully executed! I prefer the html version, but it is messy to archive due to all the little files, so after reading I keep only a copy of the pdf for future reference. I dont have readers for the other versions.. When I started programming in assembler, the first hurdle was getting my head round the logistics: How to get the code into the machine? It seems trivial now, and everyone who already knows takes it all for granted (an additional problem for those who dont). I started with the Metacomco Assembler package. It was the best, most professional solution at the time, but far too technical for a punter, not in a technical or academic environment, trying to figure out things on his ownsome. Then along came the Computer One assembler, a simple, integrated package, without a linker or library tools to complicate matters. Combined with their symbolic debugger (C1 Monitor) it was an eye-opener, and eased my way into the weird and wonderful world of 68k assembler and QDOS. The setup I use today is based on a conglomerate of the best available tools, revolving around Qmake. It is simple and fast, and very capable. However, it requires a relatively high-powered, modern system, with components from many different sources, some free, some bought. A short introduction or appendix on What You Need to Get Started might be useful to lower the threshold. A few possible setups could be described, with pointers to the necessary software. Just a thought. Im not suggesting you do the work, other than, perhaps, packaging it into the neat format of your tutorial. Perhaps people like Jochen, Dilwyn, George,.. could supply details of their setup? (You can have mine, for what its worth.) It may just nudge a few more people across that divide between theory and practice. Per On 20 March 2014 23:23, Martyn Hill <martyn.joseph.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Norman > > Being one of the more 'silent' list members, I none the less couldn't let > such a brilliant initiative and effort go without providing at least a > thank you! > > Yes, I read your 1st edition cover to cover and enjoyed it very much. > > The format works for me - I read in PDF. > > All I'd like to see is it continue! > > All the best and thanks again! > > Martyn Hill > > > > > On 20/03/2014 20:12, Norman Dunbar wrote: > >> Evening all, >> >> the latest news from the Assembly language mailing list is: >> >> 1. Kindle version now available. >> >> Issue 1 of the QL Today Memorial Assembly Language Mailing List irregular >> eMagazine is now available in a fourth flavour, added just today we now >> have: >> >> MOBI (aka Kindle) - qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/downloads/AssemblyLanguage/ >> Issue_001/Assembly_Language_001.mobi >> >> * You can download the Mobi version and then transfer it to your Kindle >> via the USB, or; >> >> * You can send the file directly to your Kindle using your Kindle's email >> address (You can find this under settings on your device) - however, make >> sure you are on WiFi otherwise Amazon will charge you for this service if >> you have or use 3G to download the file. >> >> >> 2. The amount of feedback I have had on Issue 1 so far has been a >> resoundingly huge amount of nothing! :-( >> >> Has anyone read it? >> Do you like it? >> What don't you like? >> Is the format reasonable? >> What would you like to see changed? >> Does it look ok on your eReader, if you use one? >> Do you prefer HTML, PDF, ePub or Mobi? >> Do you have any questions? >> Will George find something wrong? ;-) (I hope so!) >> Etc? >> >> Anyway, enjoy the added flavour! >> >> >> Cheers, >> Norm. >> >> > -- > "There are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary > and those who don't." > > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
