+SpiceWare Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Interesting book by David Youd (I think he's @cryptoboy on AtariAge as well) with 6502 snippets. Each snippet is presented on page by itself for you to ponder, such as this one: Each snippet is explained at the back of the book. Features 2 snippets for the 2600. @Thomas Jentzsch and @nanochess are both mentioned. Available as a paperback or a free Ebook. Tweet where I learned about it: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I guess I’m not following the book theme. Could you help me grasp it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 1 hour ago, DEBRO said: I guess I’m not following the book theme. Could you help me grasp it? Sure, from the preface: Quote In 2014, pseudonymous author xorpd published a paperback entitled xchg rax,rax (ISBN-13 978-1502958082) and also made it freely available online. It is a collection of sixty-four short x86 assembly language excerpts, one per page (numbering 0x00 to 0x3f), and presented without explanation. Its assemblage of code fragments is a masterwork in minimalism. Without guideposts, the assembly-knowledgeable reader is left to ponder the significance of each increasingly-befuddling snippet. Even the title "xchg rax,rax" invites consideration (it's a well-known "synthetic instruction" for NOP). I have attempted in this book to show the same love for the 6502 chip. I've included sixty-four examples -- some original and some drawn from blogs and forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 🤷🏾♂️ still not following but that’s okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I reread preface (again). Now I get it. 🤦🏾♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 My hardcopy arrived today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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