Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A

From	Freedom on the Oceans <alex.buell@munted.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject	Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A
Date	2011-05-01 08:48 +0100
Organization	One very high maintenance cat
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On Sat, 2011-04-30 at 01:02 -0400, Ross Ridge wrote:
> >My guess is that somehow your stack, and by it your program (and DS)
> gets
> >trashed.
> 
> Yah, that looks like what's exactly happening here.  Because of the
> rounding error you mentioned the program shrinks its memory so that
> end of the stack is no longer in allocated memory. 

It works if it's an EXE, instead of being a .COM file ;)
-- 
Tactical Nuclear Kittens

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Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A Freedom on the Oceans <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> - 2011-04-28 15:18 +0100
  Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A Jim Leonard <mobygamer@gmail.com> - 2011-04-28 10:58 -0700
    Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A Freedom on the Oceans <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> - 2011-04-28 19:30 +0100
  Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2011-04-28 22:57 +0200
    Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2011-04-30 01:02 -0400
      Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A Freedom on the Oceans <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> - 2011-05-01 08:48 +0100
        Re: Odd problem with int 0x21, ah = 0x4A "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2011-05-01 13:43 +0200

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