Re: [OT] Paging Frank K. (was: ' [OT] Why Bush?')

From: Annie (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 11/09/04


Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:18:25 +0000 (UTC)


On 2004-11-09 klee@unibwm.de (Herbert) said:

> Must then be British humour which I don't understand.

I don't understand British humor, either.

> AA> Besides, at least I post ASM code to this newsgroup. Beth
> AA> hasn't posted any for eons. Hehe!
>
> That's right. Since she started to support HLA she has stopped
> assembly programming.

True. HLA is definitely not 'assembly programming.' :)

> But you really shouldn't use a random generator to remove
> bytes from the code.

Now, Herbie, that's not nice! If I were Beth, I might be
offended. Hehehe!

> What happend to the two lines:
> mov ax,0003h
> int 10h
> This is required to clear the screen. If there is only
> white text on the screen, you will see no difference
> because you have selected now also white gray (0x0700)
> as background. But try it with your old dark gray (0x3800)
> or write some colored text to the screen before you execute
> the program.

Yes; I see your point. Okay. These lines are now restored.

> > mov dx,3C6h
> > in al,dx
>
> This "in" instruction can be removed.

Okay.

> Why don't you restore the Pixel Mask Register anymore?
> mov al,0ffh
> out dx,al

It didn't make any difference on my computer. But since it
is good practice, I will restore the pixel mask.

> > int 20h
>
> A "ret" is shorter than a "int 20h"

Yes.

> > end
> _____
> This get us back to my posted code! ((( `\
                                            _ _`\ )
       Touche'! (^ ) )
                                             ~-( )
       You are Der ProgramMeister, _'((,,,)))
       Herbie! Danke, Mein Herr. ,-' \_/ `\
                                         ( , |
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                                              =()=: / ,' aa



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