Vax 11 Assembly Language Programming

This is a two-part text about assembly language programming in the VAX/MACRO language. Unlike texts that are concerned solely with the assembly language itself, this addresses the design of assemblers, macroprocessors, and linkers. Part I focuses on the fundamentals of assembly language programming in the VAX/MACRO language. It is aimed at the beginning assembly language programmer, conforming with current ACM recommendations concerning these courses. Part II addresses the same subjects from a systems viewpoint, most especially assembler, macroprocessor, and linker design.

Detailed coverage of architecture/hardware topics such as CPU, microprocessors, large computer architecture and fault tolerance architecture makes this a valuable reference. For computer science and electrical engineering professionals as well as VAX assembly language programmers.

Structured VAX Assembly Language Programming, Second Edition, provides a complete, up-to-date introduction to VAX programming and the fundamentals of VAX architecture. The book emphasizes sound, structured programming techniques that are modelled in a number of new program examples. The text also features complete chapters on RMS, and the VAX VMS-debugger, including a new discussion of using the debugger in the screen mode. This is a comprehensive, well-organized text and reference for both students and professional programmers.Features * A complete chapter on RMS including the VMS sub-system used in high-level VAX languages for input and output. * Expanded chapter on the VAX-VMS debugger that shows how to use commands efficiently to moniter program execution, and how to use the debugger in screen mode. * Expanded coverage of VAX architecture fundamentals. * A structured approach to assembly language programming that reinforces structured programming concepts. * Many new program examples. This site also contains the two macro files formerly available at ftp: //happy.uccs.colorado.edu/macro. That site no longer exists, so the macros have been moved here: iomac.mar iosub.mar 0805371222B04062

Takes a unique systems approach to programming and architecture of the VAX Using the VAX as a detailed example, the first half of this book offers a complete course in assembly language programming. The second describes higher-level systems issues in computer architecture. Highlights include the VAX assembler and debugger, other modern architectures such as RISCs, multiprocessing and parallel computing, microprogramming, caches and translation buffers, and an appendix on the Berkeley UNIX assembler.