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   Kerr Mudd-John wrote:   
      
   >>> Another alternative: (needs cl=7 at start and 7 on the stack).   
   >> cx=0007, not cl   
   >>   
   >>> 123 98             cbw   
   >>> 124 49             dec          cx   
   >>> 125 D3 C8          ror          ax,cl   
   >>> 127 08 05          or           [di],al   
   >>> 129 47             inc          di   
   >>> 12A 88 25          mov          [di],ah   
   >>   
   >> or you can start here with cx=0 (still need 0x0007 on the stack)   
   >>> 12C 49             dec          cx   
   >>> 12D 79 03          jns          0132   
   >>> 12F 4F             dec          di   
   >>> 130 59             pop          cx        ; OR push dx   
   >>> 131 51             push         cx        ;    pop cx   
   >>> 132 AC             lodsb   
   >>> 133 3C 3D          cmp          al,3D   
   >>> 135 75 D4          jnz          010B   
   >>> 137 59             pop          cx       ; tidy stack on exit   
   >>>   
   >>> or could set dl=7 and "push dx/pop cx" to save the extra 2 stack ops?   
      
      
   > Yet another one!   
   > uses 'xor' instead of 'or', so 1 less FU (FixUp);   
   > 88=mov changed for AA=stosb; 'cmp al' just 1 FU, no need for cbw.   
   >   
   > 0127 41             inc          cx   
   > 0128 41             inc          cx   
   > 0129 D3 E0          shl          ax,cl   
   > 012B 30 25          xor          [di],ah   
   > 012D 47             inc          di   
   > 012E AA             stosb   
   > 012F 4F             dec          di   
   > 0130 51             push         cx   
   > 0131 58             pop          ax   
   > 0132 3C 08          cmp          al,08   
   > 0134 75 03          jnz          0139   
   > 0136 4F             dec          di   
   > 0137 55             push         bp   
   > 0138 59             pop          cx   
   > 0139 AC             lodsb   
   > 013A 3C 3D          cmp          al,3D   
   > 013C 75 D1          jnz          010F   
      
   thanks, I'll check if this work. It would make it shorter.   
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   wolfgang   
      
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