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Every Acorn Electron is equipped with a powerful assembler. Sooner or later you will want to learn how to use it; this book will teach you.

The author assumes no prior knowledge of assembly language programming on the part of the reader, who is led from the simple functions of the machine to quite complex implementation.

To help the reader, the book contains many exercises for which full solutions are provided, the aim being to provide a complete self-contained instruction package. This is backed up by an accompanying cassette tape which contains all the listings in chapter 1 to 10, together with two additional utility programs (see inside the back of the book for further details).

Ian Birnbaum is an experienced teacher and author of the well-received Assembly Language Programming for the BBC Microcomputer (Macmillian, 1982), now going into its second edition. Some reviewers comments on the BBC book:

"...a splendidly detailed and careful coverage of how to use the assembler." - Muse

"...a solid reliable introduction..." "...(the author) succeeds in explaining how and when to use all the 6502 instruction set." - Times Educational Supplement

"...I believe the author has done a first rate job." "...(He) has exploited and discussed well the art of 6502 programming on the BBC microcomputer." - Beebug

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Every Acorn Electron comes equipped with an immensely powerful and very fast assembler.