I've never had any issues with MASM.  The   
   high-level flow control abilities greatly   
   simplify common loops and branches.   
      
   MASM uses Intel syntax, which I find 12,000:1   
   preferable over AT&T.   
      
   I wrote a kernel, debugger, disassembler,   
   and Hercules MDA driver in MASM 6.11d with   
   16-bit and 32-bit segments, totaling about   
   100 KB.   
      
   Boot sectors, real-mode port of pmode kernel   
   debugger.  Not one issue or shortcoming in   
   MASM in my experience.   
      
   I liked TASM, and have used NASM to validate   
   my own assembler because I wrote it in Linux.   
      
   Still prefer MASM.  Used it since 1.0.   
      
   --   
   Rick C. Hodgin   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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