quote:Original post by benryves
Of course, you could use ASCII to render the cube...

ASCII 3D rendering (using JavaScript!)

I''m odd, yes, I know. I just love ASCII!


Wireframe cube


Flame effect


Polygon rendering

And more!

That''s so awsome!

quote:Original post by izzo
You can use mode 13h under Windows XP. You can do a lot of things under XP actually. A lot of standard ports and interrupts are still available. Check out this tiny fire I wrote in assembly language; it works under XP. Also this (simple) platformer.

If you''re interested in learning assembly language, go for it! Don''t listen to the naysayers who tell you that it''s dead, or that you should use 32 bit this or that. There''s nothing wrong with a bit of intellectual stimulation, or with doing something because you''re curious, no matter how outdated it might be!

cheers
sam

Personally? I''ve been wanting to learn assembly for a very long time, but all the naysayers drove me away from it, saying it was dead, and not useful. Honestly, I want to learn it, it looks like a challenge, and the executables are nice and small, so why not?

If you want to learn assembly, go for it. Forget what all of the naysayers tell you, they probably just haven''t programmed in it themselves. Some may say that it''s difficult and not worth it, but that''s not exactly true. It isn''t exactly an easy language to learn, but then again, most languages are difficult if you''ve never programmed in them before. And while most optimizing compilers can generate extremely fast code, knowing a bit of assembly programming can come in handly when writing complex programs such as a 3d engine (I use inline assembly in some of my C/C++ programs). Any respectable programmer should know the language in my opinion. Even if you don''t use the language much, knowing the computer at a low level will definitely make you a better programmer in higher level languages. For starters, read Assembly Language Step-by-Step by Jeff Duntemann, it''s only simple DOS asm programming but it''s great for beginners and very easy to understand. For more advanced DOS programming, get Art of Assembly Language by Randall Hyde (which is found online, get the old version not the new 32 bit HLA version). For graphics, get Michael Abrash''s Graphics Programming Black book, which can also be found online. Good luck!