Offering students a hands-on learning experience, this work uses the Debug utility to show what action the instruction performs, then provides a sample program to show its applications. It includes coverage of DOS memory map, BIOS, microprocessor architecture and hard disk characteristics.

Praised by experts for its clarity and thoroughness, this visually appealing, one-stop reference on PC's uses a step-by-step approach to examining the fundamentals of 80x86 assembly language programming and PC architecture. Offering readers a real "hands-on" experience, it uses the Debug utility to show what action the instruction performs, then provides a sample program to show its application. Its oversized pages delve into dozens of related subjects, including DOS memory map, BIOS, microprocessor architecture, supporting chips, buses, interfacing techniques, system programming, memory hierarchy, DOS memory management, tables of instruction timings, hard disk characteristics, and more. Covers all the x86 microprocessors, from the 8088 to the Pentium Pro, and combines assembly and C programming early on. Introduces the x86 instructions with examples of how they are used, and uses fragments of programs from IBM PC technical reference to show a real-world approach to programming in assembly. Ensures a basic understanding of binary and hex numbering systems before delving into PC assembly language and system programming, and discusses hardware differences among 8086, 286, 386, 486, Pentium and Pentium Pro chips. Second Edition covers the latest in bit-manipulation, interrupt programming, mouse programming in assembly and C, INT 16H and key press detection, and DRAM technologies of EDO, SDRAM, and RAM BUS. Readers will also explore PC interfacing with real world devices such as LCD, stepper motor, ADC, DAC, and temperature Sensor.

ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING ON THE IBM PC, PS AND COMPATIBLES.
Introduction to Computing.
1. The 80x86 Microprocessor.
2. Assembly Language Programming.
3. Arithmetic and Logic Instructions and Programs.
4. BIOS and DOS Programming in Assembly and C.
5. Macros and the Mouse.
6. Signed Numbers, Strings, and Tables.
7. Modules
Modular and C Programming.
8. 32-Bit Programming for 386 and 486 Machines.
DESIGN AND INTERFACING OF THE IBM PC, PS AND COMPATIBLES.
9. 8088/86 Microprocessors and Supporting Chips.
10. 80286 Microprocessor and Supporting Chips.
11. Memory and Memory Interfacing.
12. I/0, 8255 and Device Interfacing.
13. 8253/54 Timer and Music.
14. Interrupts and the 8259 Chip.
15. Direct Memory Accessing
the 8237 DMA Chip.
16. Video and Video Adapters.
17. Serial Data Communication and the 16550/8250/51 Chips.
18. Keyboard and Printer Interfacing.
19. Floppy Disks, Hard Disks, and Files.
20. The 80x87 Math Coprocessor.
21. 386 Microprocessor: Real vs. Protected Mode.
22. High-Speed Memory Interfacing and Cache.
23. 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro and MMX.
24. MS DOS Structure, TSR, and Device Drivers.
25. MS DOS Memory Management.
26. IC Technology and System Design.
27. ISA, EISA, MCA, Local, and PCI BUS.
28. Programming DOS, BIOS, Hardware with C/C++.
Appendices:
A: Debug Programming.
B: 80x86 Instructions and Timing.
C: Assembler Directives and Naming Rules.
D: DOS Interrupt 21H and 33H Listing.
E: BIOS Interrupts.
F: ASCII Codes.
G: I/O Address Maps.
H: IBM PC/PS BIOS Data Area.
I: Data Sheets.