What you'll need

The requirements for assembly programming are extremely low, but here they are anyway.

  1. The Assembler Tutorial.
    1. Hardware
      • Any PC, from an XT to a Pentium Pro, running DOS, Windows, Windows 95 etc.
    2. Software
      • An Assembler.
        I recommend A86 because of its no-nonsense approach, and the fact it is available free, but you can use another assembler, such as TASM, MASM, etc, if you include an extra bit of code in your programs, which can be seen here.
      • A Debugger(optional)
        Again, I recommend the companion debugger to A86, D86, but any debugger will do.
      • A text file editor. Any editor will do.
  2. The 3D Graphics Tutorial.
    1. Hardware.
      • A faster computer is necessary, at least a 286, but for the more advanced parts of the tutorial a 486, preferably with a math coprocessor, would be recommended. Everything will run on a 286 however, albeit slowly.
      • A VGA graphics card. Anythihng else isn't worth it.
    2. Software
      • Same as above
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