[In a message from David Williams to James Mccombe ]
 -> BASIC is DW> *as a programming language*, not just as a learning
 -> tool!
 DW> Yes and no. It's an excellent language *of its type*, and makes a good
 DW> basis from which to learn other languages of the same type. However,
 DW> if you want to learn a low-level language such as assembler or Forth,
 DW> or an AI-oriented one such as Lisp, the concepts of BASIC can be
 DW> downright confusing.
Yes, and No. I found that my use of Call Interrupt has helped with my
transition to;
 mov ah,02h   ;Set cursor pos INT 10 func 02
 mov bh,0   ;page number
 mov dh,00h   ;top row of page
 mov dl,00h   ;first col of page
 int 10h
But...I don't anything can properly prepare you for Assembler.
.                         pat.pridgen@svis.org
.                          La Grande, Oregon
*SignIt 2.x #001* 
... Push AX, Pop AX, Push AX, Pop AX - was it good for you too?
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