Indeed. After I had learned Z80 assembler from books, I managed to teach myself M6809 programming from the (very good) Motorola spec sheet. I was Master Of The

Indeed. After I had learned Z80 assembler from books, I managed to teach myself M6809 programming from the (very good) Motorola spec sheet. I was Master Of The Multiverse! Then I calmed down, and learned 6502 and 8086 from books. And nowadays I can hardly remember anything about them, or C or C++ which I've actually used to make money for most of my life. I'm nearly 72 now, so perhaps this is forgivable. I'd be interested to know how many young programmers learn an assembly language these days.