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Subject:	Re: LEARN INTEL AND AT&T ASM, IMPOSSIBLE?
Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:49:47 GMT
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In article <01a8ead4$462ae220$302357ce AT axis>,
  "Axis" <TedMat AT CaostNet DOT com> wrote:
> I'm starting to learn assembly and I want to use it inline with DJGPP but i
> have a book Tricks of the Game Programming Guru's and there source is intel
> syntax compiled in masm 5.1+.  Is it a impossible feat to learn both Intel
> and At&t syntax at the same time.  I know assembly's pretty tough to grasp.
> 	I cosidered just taking the external code a compiling it in coff format
> but theres lots of inline code.  Has anyone out there learned both forms of
> assembly? and what is your opinion?
>
> 		thanks....
>
You are in for more of a challenge than you know about.  The book you have
referenced contains code for strictly 16-bit real mode.  I think I have heard
this book may have been released with DJGPP on the CDROM, which would be very
misleading, if true. (I have a copy of this book, but it does not have DJGPP).

DJGPP is a 32-bit, protected mode compiler.  Section 17 of the FAQ will give
you a hint about what you are up against and a good reference to Matt
Mastracci's tutorial for using NASM to do what you want in Intel syntax.

If you really want to do this in 16-bits, there are plenty of sites on the web
for "borrowing" the older tools (for educatonal purposes only).

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