[CL] has been thinking about writing an explanation of why [Tcl] and assembly language can be good partners, a practice briefly described in, for example, "Programming down to the Silicon" [http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1357/ur0402i/]. In the meantime, here's a reference to the [Mac OS X] Assembler Guide [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Reference/Assembler/].