Writing device drivers in C, and then using the -S flag ... have you seen the output gcc -S on Linux (Ubuntu) returns for a trivial hello world program? ;)
Lovely note, a question, however -- I er, got "C: A Reference Manual" for my birthday, (which got me into this whole business), but it looks very advanced, shall I read it as my first book anyway? and ask questions where I falter? Or, should I go for something more basic?