ne1 have a link or crash course i could learn machine code in?
I want 2 learn machine code and i was wondering if you guys knew where i could look to find a reliable and valiade source to learn it. It should b round a month type site 2 learn and for a begginner. Thanx
Well first of all, you need to know which machine you are working on. 286? 386? 586? (these are all pretty similar)... SPARC? MIPS? PowerPC? 680x0? (these are not)
A great book that uses MIPS R2000/R3000 architecture as an example is "Computer Organization and Design" by Patterson and Hennessy. It basically teaches you MIPS Assembly with the opcodes thrown in so you can see exactly how the processor executes instructions. Later chapters deal with processor design, so it's a very good intro to learning machine language. As for practical application in the real world, you're better off teaching yourself x86, but I think that is significantly more complex than MIPS.
Another nice thing about working with MIPS instead of x86 is that you can download a simulator called SPIM, run your assembly code in it, and you are not in danger of crashing your computer. It also has nice debugging features.
Last edited by Malone; 02-26-2004 at 11:16 AM.
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