So, I want to learn ASM, and I want to learn it "on-the-go". So, I don't want to take a laptop with me whenever I feel like coding in ASM. So, therefore, I decided that I should learn unsquished ASM, but would that be harder than normal ASM if you write the code down and then... I guess... "translate" it to hex?

Are you using a monochrome 83+/84+? If so, I'd highly recommend trying Mimas instead. It an on-calc assembler that has most of the features of a full assembler, all of the OS equates, and once you get familiar with it, a very pleasant and efficient editing control scheme.

I second Runer112's suggestion that you use Mimas. Trying to convert a program into machine code (what people incorrectly and infuriatingly seem love to call "programming in HEX") is a fun exercise to understand what an assembler does once or twice, but not something I'd want a programmer with access to an assembler to do for real programs.

I agree that Mimas is a better option here.

A few of the features I find especially neat:
It includes programs to convert between standard .asm files and it's format, meaning you can write code on the go, and then work on it more on your computer later.
A list of all the b_call addresses
Many of the most commonly used instructions are hot-keyed to different calculator keys so you don't have to type them out.

Definetly go with Mimas, writing unsquished asm is fun, but not a good way to learn assembly.

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It is fun, but even after trying it, and even with the assistance of Calcsys (disassembler/hexeditor), I still know virtually nothing about assembly. I know how a CPU works and all, but I'd have no clue where to start if someone told me to make an assembly app.

You're not alone.

Can I learn ASM from the CSE?

No, you cannot, but sourcecoder 3 now has ASM support, so you just have to campile and send the program to jstified, if I am correct. That is about the closest thing to mobile ASM you'll get for the CSE, as you can access Sc3 from anywhere.

Ah, alrighty, I guess I'll have to check this Mimas thing out... I swear I was going to get it but decided against it once.... Ah, well, thanks!