The symbols were translated into binary by a program called an assembler, which also calculated addresses. |
It came with BASIC, but you could get a cheap assembler anywhere and start exploring exactly which bits did what. |
I could have picked on any program-handling program such as an assembler, a loader, or even hardware microcode. |
For those who have never looked at assembler, the code will seem a little strange but not for long. |
The C programming language is best described as a hardware-independent assembler language. |
Canada used to be the fourth assembler in the world and we are now down to ninth and losing even more. |