From: nowhere@nospicedham.never.at   
      
   On 24.04.2021 05:17, Paul Edwards wrote:   
      
   >> [x8086 only]   
   >>> ; multiply cx:bx by dx:ax, result in dx:ax   
   >> the result of 32*32 bit doesn't fit into 32 bit.   
   >   
   > Good point. I didn't think of that. I can't multiply   
   > 17 bits by 17 bits, one of the registers needs to   
   > be 0. But I assume I need to at least overflow in   
   > a predictable manner.   
   >   
   >> either go with the given limits (16*16 bit) or   
   >> build a cascade with intermediate variables aka   
   >> MUL-ADD chains.   
   >   
   > See my most recent post. :-)   
      
   you create a stack frame but use not a single variable there.   
   and it may hang because your stack isn't balanced.   
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   wolfgang   
      
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