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|    Frank Kotler to R.Wieser    |
|    Re: a variable definition is causing an     |
|    27 Jul 18 14:05:55    |
      From: fbkotler@nospicedham.myfairpoint.net              On 07/27/2018 03:38 AM, R.Wieser wrote:       > bilsch,       >       >>>> mov [si+6],word[js2nd]       >       >> I said that wrong. I meant       >> mov ax,word[js2nd]       >> mov [si+6],ax       >       > Ah, ok.       >       > To be honest, I was wondering if your assembler maybe supported constructs       > like that memory-to-memory one, and was interested in how it would convert       > it into machine instructions - without generating unwanted side effects.              Hi Rudy,              As I recall, Erik Isaacson's A86 used to do push.pop as a "hidden macro"       with such a construct. Had side effects, of course.              Best,       Frank              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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