title: x86 Assembly on a Mac
body: <p>Does anyone know of any good tools (I'm looking for IDEs) to write assembly on the Mac. Xcode is a little cumbersome to me.</p>
  
  <p>Also, on the Intel Macs, can I use generic x86 asm?  Or is there a modified instruction set? Any information about post Intel.</p>
  
  <p>Also: I know that on windows, asm can run in an emulated environment created by the OS to let the code think it's running on its own dedicated machine. Does OS X provide the same thing?</p>