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, --------., -. '. .-- '' - ', -, -,, -. , -., -, -. , ---. , -, -, -.    | | , -. |   '/', -. | (.- '| |    | | | || || |  '' - '| .-' ') | | | |    `` - '' - `` - '' - `/` - `-` `---- '' -` - `- '                       `--- ' Tinyasm 8086 / 8088 Assembler by Oscar Toledo G. Oct / 02 / 2019https://nanochess.org/https://github.com/nanochess/tinyasmTinyasm is a small assembler for 8086 / 8088 programs, and it can work over a real PC XT machine. It requires at least 128 K of memory, maybe more.  It came to my attention that several people wanted to assemble my boot sector games over real PC XT machines.  Unfortunately, nasm doesn't run over 8086 / 8088 processors, and I couldn't find a compatible assembler!  So what does a programmer when doesn't find the required tool? Start to code his own tool!  It took me 3 days to start from zero and get a working assembler compatible with the nasm syntax, plus all the directives I've used in my boot sector programs.  Using the same command line syntax as nasm:    tinyasm -f bin rogue.asm -o rogue.img -l rogue.lst  There is also the -d option for define labels:    -dCOM_FILE   -dCOM_FILE=1 >>DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TINYASM AND NASM>>The main difference is that Tinyasm won't insert long jumps for miscalculated conditional jumps.  There is only support for 8086 / 8088 processors, and only are implemented the following directives:  % ifdef % ifndef % if % else % endif times Use 16 CPU 8086 equ db dw >>DEBUG NOTES>BUILDING THE ASSEMBLER>>You can build your own executable for Tinyasm using the C compiler Desmet C, version 3.1h available graciously at:      http://www.desmet-c.com/The compiler has many bugs and limitations, but it works for tinyasm purposes, and it's freely available.  Supposedly it should support ANSI C, but I couldn't fit a standard ANSI C function definition, so I had to code again in C K&R for the first time in maybe 20 Years!  You can find the "e.bat" file to assemble the compiler.  I provide an executable on the Git to save you some time.  There are test cases in the 'test' subdirectory that are runnable with the "test.bat" file.  There is a test for the full instruction set of 8086 / 8088 (the same listing that appears in my book Programming Boot Sector Games).  The test cases come from my own programs:https://github.com/nanochess/fbirdhttps://github.com/nanochess/invadershttps://github.com/nanochess/pillmanhttps://github.com/nanochess/bootBASIChttps://github.com/nanochess/bootOShttps://github.com/nanochess/bootRogue>>ATTENTIONhttp://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar-toledo -gutierrez / programming-boot-sector-games / paperback / product - 24188564 .html   Hard-cover     http://www.lulu.com/shop/oscar- toledo-gutierrez / programming-boot-sector-games / hardcover / product - 24188530 .html  eBook     https://nanochess.org/store.htmlThese are some of the example programs documented profusely in the book:    * Guess the number.   * Tic-Tac-Toe game.   * Text graphics.   * Mandelbrot set.   * F-Bird game.   * Invaders game.   * Pillman game.   * Toledo Atomchess.   * bootBASIC language.