From:	Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Assembly
Date:	Fri, 14 Nov 1997 20:34:14 -0500
Organization:	Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada
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Me wrote:
 
> If I try to compile this in NASM, I get errors galore.  
NASM is not TASM compatible.And that is it.
the following proggie will do what you want, but it won't compile for
DJGPP. it compiles to a COM file.
[BITS 16]
[ORG 100h]
jmp start
Message db "Hello World",13,10,0

print:
                lodsb                   ; load byte at ds:si into al
                or al,al                ; test if character is 0 (end)
                jz done
                mov ah,0eh              ; put character
                mov bx,0008             ; attribute
                int 0x10                ; call BIOS
                jmp print
              done:
                ret

start:

mov si,Message
call print
ret


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