Are you new to two’s complement data? Need to brush up your skills? I’ve posted a new article on the website that might help – Two’s Complement for Programmers. It’s not heavy on mathematics, but long on the basic skills you need as an assembler programmer.
It will become an appendix in my new book The Big Blue Assembler Book. I decided to change the title when the book grew longer – +300 pages. Then I realized that “Big Blue” is a nickname for IBM and the title was fixed!
I’ll be building a few more programming exercises and an index (any suggestions?). Then I’ll read the whole thing again looking for errors before publishing it on Amazon.
Best wishes.
Thanks, James. Every day is a blessing.
Something I’ve had trouble with for years is understanding how Load Complement (LCR) differs from Load Negative (LNR). From a naive perspective, they seem very similar, perhaps even identical. But they’re clearly not, though I’d be hard pressed to explain exactly why! I’d love to see a clear explanation of the difference, with some kind of easy reference (analogy?) to help distinguish them in the future, so I don’t have to go back and study LCR every time I come across it or am tempted to use it.
And does “XR 0,0” the same thing as “LCR 0,0”? Hmmm…
Hi David. Great question! I’ll write a short piece and post it. I’m sure others have the same question. – David
Bravo Mr. Woolbright!
punctiliousprogrammer.com/2022/10/10/whats-the-difference-between-lcr-and-lnr
An excellent, precise answer, the very next day even!
You are the BEST!
Thanks, David, You caught me on a good day.