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PG-02:  Assembler


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2172 Assembly Language          Small Programs Disk
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2172 DOS Access/Interface
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FMT 1.0 (FMT-CAH)
   Hardesty, Clair Alan
   $10-$25
is the assembler source code (and executable) for a full-fledged disk formatting
utility. Features include fast formatting, installing the system, bypassing the
"insert disk" prompt, redirectable output, and extensive error trapping.

2172 Macros
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A-Macros 2.10 (AMACROS)
   Endoh, Hortens S.
   $0
is an assembler macro package for Microsoft's Macro Assembler MASM to write
control structures easier in source code.

LMS 2.50
   Hurukawa, Satoru
   $?
is a set of macros to be used with the Optasm assembler, by SLR Systems.  By
using these macro sets, you may find it easier to express certain conditional
jumps and labelings.  Some routine codes are expanded automatically with these
macros.

2172 Misc. Code
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Baudot
  Hand, Peter
  $0
is assembler source for an ASCII-Baudot terminal emulator.

Chips
   Shea, Pat
   $0
is assembler source for processor/coprocessor detection for V20, 8086, 88, 186,
286, 386 and sort of on the 486. Detects 8087, 287, 387.

Clok-SH
   Hopson, Scott
   $0
is the assembler source and executable for a TSR to display the time in a corner
of the screen. In our tests, it quickly lost time to the system clock, but the
code is of interest anyway.

CMOSTD
   Cravener, William
   $0
is code for retrieving and displaying CMOS time and date.

Dater (DATER1)
     is the assembler source, OBJ and LIB files for calculating days between
dates.

Delays
   Cravener, William
   $0
creates timed pauses from milliseconds to minutes.

"E" (E-DN)
   Nye, David
   $0
is TASM source and executable for a text editor. Features include block
operations and search/replace.

FunPck2
   Cravener, William
   $0
is assembler source code (and executables) for a collection of utilities:
display big print, convert decimal-hex-binary, change cursor size, display
free disk space, display directory listing, display text files, change files
from upper/lower case, switch monitors.

INT5
   Giannini, Mario
   $0
is assembly language source code and .COM file for a sample interrupt handler
and TSR.

Numvert
   Swift-Ware
   $0
contains assembler source code for a utility to convert decimal, hex,
and binary numbers. A compiled executable is also included.

Pointr
   Cravener, William
   $0
is commented assembly source code showing how to change the graphics mouse
pointer.

Printer Watch (PRNWATCH) 09-93 CD
   $0
is ASM code that shows how to write a TSR that monitors printer
activity, allowing you to make character/control substitutions, etc.

ScBl-SH
   Hopson, Scott
   $0
is assembler source and executable for a TSR to blank the screen.

TSRTest
   Thompson, Gary
   $0
is assembler source code for a small TSR, meant to illustrate how to
write TSR's.

Wait (WAITASM)
   Doyle, J. L.
   $0
is a flexible MASM procedure that can be used in multiple ways within one
program. It can be used to cause a delay of varying length depending on the
value of the variable passed to it by the calling procedure. Though written for
MASM, it could easily be modified for use with high level languages as well.

2172 Sounds
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FunPck3
   Cravener, William
   $0
is a set of six different sound effects: telephone, phasor, whooper, siren,
Cheer, and Ncounter. Assembler source code is included for each.

FunPck4
   Cravener, William
   $0
is a set of more sound effects routines in assembler (with executables):
arcade game sounds, motor, telephone, falling/rising sound, and a country
tune.

In-Out
   Cravener, William
   $0
shows how to create sounds through the PC's speaker. Source and examples are
included.

Port-In-Out (PORT-IN)
   Cravener. William
   $0
is a tutorial and sample code for making sounds on the PC's speaker.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2172
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2767 Assembly Language #2          Small Programs Disk
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2767 Assemblers/Disasm.
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D4851Z
   Post, Jeffery, L.
   $0
are intelligent cross disassemblers for the MCS-48 and 8051/8052 micro-
controllers and for the Z80 microprocessor. It includes D48, a new version of
D51, and all new DZ80. ASM and HEX files are included.

DisASM.BAS
   is a disassembler program.

Little Assembler 1.0 (LASS)
   Mooney, Dorothy R.
   $?
is an 8088 assembler for small programs.  It will create only COM files.  It
is perfect for Q&D jobs and for laptops with limited disk space - LASS is only
11k.  Separate source files may be linked during assembly.

OBJ2Asm
   converts OBJ files to assembler source files.

Sim01
   Lueschow, Kevin
   $5
is a debugging tool that simulates a 6801/6800. It lets you look at and
change the registers and memory. It also disassembles the code that the
program counter is about to execute, and allows you to simulate the
interrupts.

2767 Utilities
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A86-Make
   is a Make batch file for the shareware assembler, "A86".

AsmFlow
   Quantum Software
   $0
generates flow charts, tree diagrams and provides a variety of other functions
for assembly language programmers.

Assem
   Richwell, Gunner
   $5
contains several programs: FOFFSET.COM will compute the offset value for a given
segment:offset combination and a new segment value.  FPHYS.COM will compute the
physical address value for a given segment:offset combination.  FSEGMENT.COM
will compute the segment value for a given segment:offset combination and a new
offset value.

FPanel
   is a PC Front Panel Simulation.  It displays the contents of the IP, FLAG,
SS, ES and DS registers at the top of the screen. Assembler source is
included. (res:1k)

MPublic 2.0
   Derouen, Craig
   $0
parses MASM and TASM source files and builds a public statement file for all
symbols for use with debuggers. It automatically excludes local labels as
defined by MASM and TASM. Includes C source code.

2767 Library Sets
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AMISLIB 0.9
   Brown, Ralf
   $0
is source for creating small TSRs which can load high, detect hot-key con-
flicts, and which may be unloaded in any order. Source for several sample TSRs
is included. (Not on this disk. Ask for disk #8974.)

ASMLib
   Herr, Douglas R.
   $25-$100
is a collection of 120 subroutines for assembly language programmers. It
features screen manipulation, equipment detection, a line editor, string
manipulation, CGA/Hercules/EGA/VGA/Super VGA graphics, and much more.

2767 Other
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Clock (CLOCKJC)
   Chavez, Joe L.
   $0
is an example of how create a TSR clock. Source code included.

CM-INT
   Martin, Charles ASP
   $0
is a TSR Interrupt service for Assembly programmers. It includes editable data
entry line with prompt string, julian date conversion, ASCII string to binary
number conversion, screen and line print services.

CMOS
   $0
is assembler source for a program that will dump your CMOS data to disk. The
executable is included.

Humorous Assembler Instruction Set (INSTRUC)
   American Gumby Corporation
   $0
is a very old set of Assembly Language Mnemonics with a humorous twist.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2767
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0220 Assembler Aids and Info          Small Programs Disk
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Assembly Language Tutorial (ASMTUTR)
   Auerbach, Joshua
   $0
is a beginner's tutorial in Assembler. It includes the 8086/8088 instruction
set.

8087.ASM - codemacros for 8087.

Assemble.MAC - macro library for assemblies.

BIOS.DAT - BIOS data area equates.

BIOS.EQU - BIOS data area equates.

BIOS.MAC - BIOS function call macros.

DOS.EQU - DOS equates.

DOS.MAC - DOS function call macros.

DOS.STR - DOS structures.

Equate.INC - useful equates for assemblies.

GenkMacA.ASM - library of general purpose macros.

GenlMacB.ASM - library of general purpose macros.

Interupt.MAC - macros for items that replace BIOS calls.

M8087.MAC - file of macros for 8087 support.

Macro.ASM - DOS Function call macros.

Macro.INC - A few DOS service macros.

OneKey.ASM - make your own macros from PCMag 4-30-85.

RealProg.TXT - definition of a "real programmer".

Skeleton.ASM - skeleton for coding asm program.

Struct.MAC - structured control macros.

Strutest.ASM - test program for structured control macros.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0220
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0461 Assembler Programming Tools          Small Programs Disk
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ASMGen 2.01
   Gersbach, J. and Damke, J.
   $?
generates cross-referenced assembly language code from any executable file.

Assemble (ASSEMBL)
   Fulford, George
   $10
is a simple assembler for Intel 8088/8086 instruction set, written in TPascal.

Case
   Bly, Vincent
   $0
is for assembly language programmers who wish to write their source in all caps
and their comments in lower case. It provides automatic case switching and
indicates the current case by the shape of the cursor.

Disp-Reg
   Gilbrech, Skip
   $?
will display registers as set by loader.

Floatadd - floating point addition.

Lambda
   Duro, Albert
   $0
demonstrates how to use Interrupt 10H, Function 11H, Subfunction 0, to create
an alternate character and substitute it for the default characters.

Load
   Laboratory Microsystems
   $?
will load .COM files bigger than 64k. Requires MS-DOS 2.0

Look (LOOKJP)
   Pulliam, John R.
   $0
will look at memory in any segment for Columbia computers and compatibles.

ObjSnoop - will find and display label references in .OBJ files.

Oper
   Duncan, Ray
   $?
will test Microsoft assembler operators, show operation of various operators and
demonstrate some notational idiosyncracies.

PRHex - displays 4 hexadecimal numbers contained in AX.

PX Procedure Cross Referencer (PX)
   Dunford, Christopher J.
   $?
is a procedure documenter. It allows you to print out all of the procedure
prologues in a "dictionary" and to then print a cross reference of all
procedural calls; i.e., a listing of which procs call which procs.

QMath 1.0 (QMath10)
   Moser, Roger
   $0
is a set of fast 64-bit signed integer arithmetic routines in assembler.

Report (REPRTJJ)
   Johnsen, James L.
   $0
will return a report of what is in what register when the program enters.

Shadow
   Cravener, William
   $0
is assembler code which shows how to create a shadowed window box, as well as
how to save a copy of the current video screen contents, fill the screen with
a background, pop down a window box, shadow the window box along the right and
bottom sides, wait for a keypress then restore original screen contents.

Snap_D
   Gentry, Don
   $?
is a user written interrupt service routine. It is designed for assembly
language programmers to provide debugging assistance. It will print selected
portions of memory when invoked.

Trace02 (TRACE2)
   Fricano, C. P.
   $?
will display the current values of the CS:IP registers. The CS:IP can be sampled
a maximum of 18 times per second. This program must be the last inperupt handler
loaded.

UAsm-Lst.BAS
   removes addresses from files created from debug unassemble script files
(DOS 2.0 only) and inserts labels. A script file (ASCII) is created with the
debug instructions.

Un-Asm
   Gordon, Guy C.
   $20
converts the unassembled listing of a .COM file from DEBUG into a .ASM file
which can be modified and re-assembled with the Macro assembler.

Window1
   Blanford, Joe
   $?
is actually a demo of how to make and use windows with machine language programs
for MS-DOS. The source code is provided to allow you to modify and integrate it
into your programs for better displays using colored windows.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0461
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A86 & D86
   Isaacson, Eric ASP
   $80
   #690
is a full-featured, professional-quality assembler that is as highly
compatible with the standard Intel/IBM assembly language as possible, given
design and language enhancements necessary to make A86 "significantly better"
than MASM. A86 is blazingly fast.

Support for the additional instructions of the IIT-2C87 and the 80387
floating-point coprocessors and compatibility with programs written for MASM are
included. The A86 manual is so thorough that it can be used to learn 86 assembly
language. Also included is an outstanding debugger, D86. An AFIX package is
provided which is a set of machine-readable specifications for modifying 61 ASM
files from PC Magazine's utilities so that they will assemble under A86.


ASMLib 3.7 [ASMLIB] 09-93 CD
   Herr, Douglas
   $25-$100
   #3462
is a collection of 120 subroutines for assembly language programmers.
Routines include 8087 emulation, CGA/EGA/VGA/VESA/Hercules/InColor
graphics, and pop-up windows.


Assembly Wizard's Library 1.6 [ASMWIZ] 08-93 CD
   Hanlin, Thomas G. III
   $29
   #3754
is a collection of over 150 routines for programming in assembly language. It
includes sound effects, parsing, advanced file support, mouse handling, string
functions, lightning screen I/O, 32-bit math, high-resolution timers, graphics
support and much more.


Chasm (Cheap Assembler)
   Whitman,  David
   $0
   #7052/245
is an assembler written in uncompiled BASIC.  This is a good learning tool.
It also offers symbolic debugging support with Trace86 (a commercial product).


MACHO
   Groff Software
   $5-$20
   #7052/3011
stands for MACH(ine) O(rganization) MAN(agement), and is a beginner's course
in Assembly Language. It starts with a discussion of HEX arithmetic, touches
on such basic tasks as multiplication and division, and ends with some
advanced ideas such as BIN addition. This 14-Lesson course covers ground
slowly and thoroughly and there are many tests to make sure you understand
everything as you go along. It can be used with nothing more than DEBUG and no
assembly language program is required.


The PC Assembler Helper and Tutor
   Nelson, Chuck
   $10
   #7052/2150 [3 disks]
is a program and tutorial designed to help those who are just starting to
learn assembly language as well as those who know some assembler instructions,
but want to have a firmer grasp of the complete instruction set for the 8086.
It supports both Turbo Assembler and A86.

PCAHT provides input and output of all standard 8086/8087 integral data types.
These include 1 byte, 2 byte, 4 byte and 8 byte signed and unsigned numbers
along with 1 byte and 2 byte hex, ASCII and binary data. Lastly, there is I/O
for 10 byte BCD numbers.

The interface has been designed so that beginners can use it with a minimum of
trouble. There are also 30 pages of help for those BASIC programmers who want
to use assembler language.


Training Computer
   Castle Oaks Computer Services
   $10
   #7052/2367
is a tutorial on machine and assembly languages. It includes a computer
simulator and assembly programs; lessons in their use; example programs; and
question and answer exercises.


Cross Assemblers Series I and II
   Micept Instruments Inc.
   $49/each
   #7726/4196 [2 disks]
is a set of two-pass assemblers for the Intel 8051/52, 8044, 8048, 8080, 8085,
8096, and Z80 cpus. These versions do not support macros, conditional assembly
nor included files, but are otherwise very complete.


DASM
   Williams, Dave
   $0
   #3939
is a disassembler for 8086 COM files up to 32K in size. Source code is included.


MD86
   Calkins, Clark A.
   $18
   #1446
is an interactive disassembler for taking Intel 8086 programs apart and
generating source code files compatible with MASM.


MPI
   KSU Research Foundation
   $50
   #2149
is a multiple precision positive integer (MPI) arithmetic package. The two
versions included in this package handle integers up to 149 or up to 3029
decimal digits. It is written in Eric Isaacson's A86 assembler for the 8086
series of processors and contains a Turbo Pascal interface.


PC/370
   Higgins, Donald S.
   $45
   #7240/538 [2 disks]
is a PC/370 Virtual Machine.  The PC/370 package provides the capability to
assemble, link, and execute IBM 370 assembler programs on any 80x86 MSDOS micro
computer such as the IBM PC, XT, or AT.


Sim85
   Lueschow, Kevin
   $15
   #2973
is an 8085 simulator that assists in writing code for the 8085 processor. It
shows code, memory, ports, and registers simultaneously while allowing you to
step through or run through the code non-stop.


SIM68
   Fisch, Perry J.
   $25
   #7538/3181 [2 disks]
is a Motorola MC68HC11 CPU simulator that will allow you to run and debug 68HC11
S19 object code. EGA/VGA monitor is required to support the I/O and A/D
simulator modules. 512K is also required.


TASM
   Speech Technology Inc.
   $30
   #1182
is a set of table driven cross assemblers for the MS-DOS environment. Currently
versions for the 6502, 8048, 8051, 8080/8085 and Z80 microprocessors are
supported, but you can also build versions for other 8 bit microprocessors.


Yilmaz Disassembler 1.1 [YILMAZ] 08-93 CD
   Towfeek, Yilmaz
   $25
   #12392
is an interactive disassembler. It teaches assembly language by allowing
the user to be a part of the disassembling process. You can disassemble
in different modes such as visibility of machine codes, visibility of
data labels and using different data format. Requires 400K free memory.

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