80x86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers: Assembly Language, Design and Interfacing Vol. I and II

This book is very easy to read and understand. The tone the writers use sounds technical because of the jargon but they explain everything using normal language. If you pick this up and open to some random page, you might be lost. However, if you read it and go through the exercises in the appendix (especially the DEBUG exercises) it'll make sense. I really enjoyed the way this was written: it was to-the-point and unpretentious. This text starts at the bottom. If you think it's too outdated because it talks about 16 bit registers, I'm telling you that that's all you need to know when you're starting out in assembly language. I'm not sure how this book is as an expert's reference, but as a learning tool it is excellent.

I used this book in my college Assembly course, and after reviewing quite a number of other books, this is by far the best one I have seen to date. Sure, it does concentrate on the 8086/8088 processors and XT machines to quite an extent, but one must remember that even the latest Pentiums are 80x86-compatible processors (as far as the instruction sets are concerned), so that being said I feel that this book is far from obsolete. I've been programming in assembly on everything from the XT, to the HP200lx palmtop, to the Pentium-4, and this book has never failed to be an exceptional reference tool. Expensive, but well worth it!

I really dig this book, and don't regret spend an enormous amount of money purchasing it. It's suprisingly clear and terse for a manual as complete as it is. There's only reason I can't give it five stars; there's no discussion of BIOS-level disk I/O. That's important stuff; some of us have operating systems to write!

This book is exactly what you'd expect from M. Mazidi: a no-nonsense, implementation-oriented approach to the 80x86 processors that is accessible to the beginner yet detailed enough for experienced Intel assembly programmers. The introductory chapter provides basic background information that is usually taken for granted in application notes or data sheets. The background information is exceptionally useful to people who are beginning work on an Intel embedded system, or who wish to refresh their memory and keep up with industry developments.This book includes more than just theoretical discussion of x86 designe issues. It incorporates code examples and illustrations, and the information is up to date. It would be suitable as a textbook even at the undergraduate level, although I am using it as a low-level development resource.

I have learned 68000 family assembly and hardware and now i am entering the Intel family. I didn't know that studying this book can make things so easy! The authors really make things simple and clear, and yet all the important points are there! And the examples are simple and straightforward, and they do serve their purpose in explaining concepts! I fully recommend for beginners in assembly and microprocessors.