There are several ASM tutorials [x86 ASM Tutorial using A86 for DOS ] and books on the Web that can teach you ASM but it depends on how much effort you put into it that will determine how easy it will be and how long it will take. One of the most commonly referenced ASM learning books is Randall Hyde's "Art of Assembly" AoA website which is available in different formats and uses his HLA (High-Level Assembler) {also available for download at the above site} which is available for both Windows and Linux.

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Cool! Sounds like you'd fit in nicely with our group Linux, X, ld, gcc, linking, shared libraries and stuff on alt.lang.asm that is learning how to code ASM on Linux using xWindows. You'll find NASM code posted in that thread. Apparently there is a myth going around that ASM coding for Linux (and other *nix) (also xWindows) is harder than for Windows -- but this simply isn't true. It is just that there isn't much in the way of documentation and little in the way of experts to learn from and answer your questions. But the programming itself is really not as complicated as for Windows.

Take a look and join in on the fun! :cheesy:

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How useful is assembly language? There seems to be alot debate about its usefulness these days. I was told it gives you more control over your computer.

assembly is useful, if your program is going to platform specific, like writing your code for intel series microprocessors, or motorola...
yes, it gives your more control, but when you gain more control, you gave up from portability...