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Re: Best DOS assembler?

From	"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm>
Newsgroups	comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject	Re: Best DOS assembler?
Date	2011-09-02 20:23 -0400
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"monahanz" <monahan@vitasoft.org> wrote in message
news:841faf79-bccf-42fc-8cea-8c8865506fef@m4g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
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> Yes I suppose [my S100 project] might sound redicilous, [...]
>

"ridiculous" ... ?

No, I just assumed you were realizing a personal dream, albeit one that
seems to be 4 decades old now (e.g., IMSAI, Altair, WarGames movie) ...  ;-)

> [stepping the cpu's and OS software through various generations]

Why?

> Clearly I have to switch over to something MSDOS compatible. My long
> term goal is to write 32 bit code for the 80486.   I am just trying to
> figure out what is the least painful way to get there.

There are many more options available, but here are a few:

Are you familiar with DJGPP?  GCC 32-bit C compiler and custom libc for DOS
using DPMI for 32-bit support.
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/

The OpenWatcom C compiler produces (or did) DOS executables, both 32-bit
DPMI and 16-bit RM.
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page

NASM, FASM, YASM will generate 32-bit assembly:
http://www.nasm.us/
http://flatassembler.net/
http://yasm.tortall.net/

MASM32 (32-bit MASM)
http://www.masm32.com/

Note that #4 of MASM32's "CANNOT DO" license terms may exclude you or may
not ...  It's intended for Windows OS, but that term may allow MS-DOS usage
...  You may have to ask them.  Well, I'd avoid them altogether due to that
license ...


Rod Pemberton

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        Re: Best DOS assembler? monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-09-01 21:56 -0700
          Re: Best DOS assembler? Rugxulo <rugxulo@gmail.com> - 2011-09-02 16:19 -0700
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                Re: Best DOS assembler? monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-09-03 22:21 -0700
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