Thank-you for all the replies:

This is really encouraging and I cannot wait to begin to study this. I really felt, although I know nothing at this point about Assembly directly, that it would most likely be an important, valid, and a fundamental subject (often overlooked into today's programming industry).

I like to learn for the sake of learning, be it computers\ languages\networking, Philosophy, Human languages (I am semi-fluent in German and am slowly learning Spanish), History (especially WWII and Roman), and the sciences. Everything we learn while alive weaves together into the finest of tapestries, or at least it should\ can with effort and sweat.

Assembly does not seem to be only a fundamental aspect of Computer Science, just another "language" say-- it seems to be one of the bedrocks of Computer Science, therefore, if this is the case, it would seem imperative that one in this deeply techical field surveys the important areas and mines from the correct quarries.

The people on <DANIWEB> are great; I learn so much (I hope I am able to help others in areas too, although, at this point I learn more than I am able to teach).

Thank-you both for the encouragement. I will begin researching and studying Assembly soon and come directly to this forum when I have questions.

Regards,
Matty D.