From: notsaying@nospicedham.127.0.0.1   
      
   On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 03:43:58 GMT, aen@nospicedham.spamtrap.com wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 17:19:14 -0400, "Rick C. Hodgin"   
   >  wrote:   
   >>...   
   >>         mov     ah,2ah   
   >>         int     21h   
   >>         mov     di,offset long_days   
   >>         std   
   >>         scasb   
   >>         mov     dx,di   
   >>         inc     dx   
   >>         mov     ah,9   
   >>         int     21h   
   >>         mov     dx,offset day   
   >>         int     21h   
   >>         ret   
   > Try:   
   >          mov     ah,2ah   
   >          int     21h   
   >          mov     di,long_days   
   >          cld   
   >          repne   scasb   
   >          mov     dx,di   
   >          mov     ah,9   
   >          int     21h   
   >          mov     dx,day   
   >          int     21h   
   >          ret   
   > long_days db 0,"Sun$",1,"Mon$",2,"Tues$",3,"Wednes$"   
   >           db 4,"Thurs$",5,"Fri$",6,"Satur$"   
   > day db "day$"   
      
   Yup needs the 'rep'; we can assume 'cld' to save 1.   
      
      
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