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HTHCode:main: ; initializes the two numbers and the counter. Note that this assumes ; that the counter and num1 and num2 areas are contiguous! ; mov ax,'00' ; initialize to all ASCII zeroes mov di,counter ; including the counter mov cx,digits+cntDigits/2 ; two bytes at a time cld ; initialize from low to high memory rep stosw ; write the data inc ax ; make sure ASCII zero is in al mov [num1 + digits - 1],al ; last digit is one mov [num2 + digits - 1],al ; mov [counter + cntDigits - 1],al jmp .bottom ; done with initialization, so begin .top ; add num1 to num2 mov di,num1+digits-1 mov si,num2+digits-1 mov cx,digits ; call AddNumbers ; num2 += num1 mov bp,num2 ; call PrintLine ; dec dword [term] ; decrement loop counter jz .done ; ; add num2 to num1 mov di,num2+digits-1 mov si,num1+digits-1 mov cx,digits ; call AddNumbers ; num1 += num2 .bottom mov bp,num1 ; call PrintLine ; dec dword [term] ; decrement loop counter jnz .top ; .done call CRLF ; finish off with CRLF mov ax,4c00h ; terminate int 21h ;
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Aaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhh,
84 year old father called. He's bought a new Vax vacuum cleaner from Argos in the sales but can't put it together.
Downloaded instruction book - diagram shown makes little or no sense without the product in front of me.
Guess who's going to visit tomorrow!
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Had the same problem last year.Originally posted by ctdctd View PostAaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhh,
84 year old father called. He's bought a new Vax vacuum cleaner from Argos in the sales but can't put it together.
Downloaded instruction book - diagram shown makes little or no sense without the product in front of me.
Guess who's going to visit tomorrow!
Loads of 'handyman' adverts in the local papers. Got the job done quickly. I'd have been pissing around all day.
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