Public (software) Library
Programming Library

Descriptions and Compilation Copyright 1993 Nelson Ford
Duplication, reprinting and distribution of these descriptions is restricted.
See LICENSE.DOC in the PSL_NEWS directory for complete information


=====Assembly Language

Contents:

-----DOS_ACCS:  assembler routines for accessing DOS, DOS functions, etc.
-----MACROS:  assembler macros
-----MEMORY:  assembler code for TSR's, memory management, etc.
-----COMMUNICA:  assembler routines for communications
-----DAT_TIME:  date and time routines for assembler
-----INPUT:  assembler data entry routines
-----GENERAL: various assembler routines
-----NUMERIC:  assembly source for numeric manipulation
-----SOUNDS:  assm. routines for sound generating
-----ASM_DISM:  assemblers, disassemblers, cross-assemblers
-----TOOLS:   assembler tools
-----HUMOR
-----TUTORS:  assembly language tutorials
-----VIDEO:  assembler video routines
-----SIMULATR:  simulators for other CPUs


-----DOS_ACCS:  assembler routines for accessing DOS, DOS functions, etc.

[CMOS]
CMOS is assembler source for a program that will dump your CMOS data to disk.
The executable is included.

[FMT_CAH]
FMT 1.0 (Hardesty, Clair Alan; $10-$25) is the assembler source code (and
executable) for a full-fledged disk formatting utility. Features include fast
formatting, installing the system, bypassing the "insert disk" prompt,
redirectable output, and extensive error trapping.

[CHIPS]
Chips (Shea, Pat; $0) is assembler source for processor/coprocessor detection
for V20, 8086, 88, 186, 286, 386 and sort of on the 486. Detects 8087, 287, 387.

[CMOSTD]
CMOSTD (Cravener, William; $0) is code for retrieving and displaying CMOS time
and date.


-----MACROS:  assembler macros

[AMACROS]
A-Macros 2.10 (Endoh, Hortens S.; $0) is an assembler macro package for
Microsoft's Macro Assembler MASM to write control structures easier in source
code.

[LMS]
LMS 2.50 (Hurukawa, Satoru; $?) is a set of macros to be used with the Optasm
assembler, by SLR Systems. By using these macro sets, you may find it easier to
express certain conditional jumps and labelings. Some routine codes are expanded
automatically with these macros.

[8087]
8087.ASM - codemacros for 8087.

[Assemble]
Assemble.MAC - macro library for assemblies.

[BIOS]
BIOS data area equates and function call macros.

[DOS]
DOS equates, function call macros, and structures.

[Equate.INC]
Equate.INC - useful equates for assemblies.

[GenkMacA.ASM]
GenkMacA.ASM - library of general purpose macros.

[GenlMacB.ASM]
GenlMacB.ASM - library of general purpose macros.

[Interupt.MAC]
Interupt.MAC - macros for items that replace BIOS calls.

[M8087.MAC]
M8087.MAC - file of macros for 8087 support.

[Macro.ASM]
Macro.ASM - DOS Function call macros.

[Macro.INC]
Macro.INC - A few DOS service macros.

[OneKey.ASM]
OneKey.ASM - make your own macros.

[Skeleton.ASM]
Skeleton.ASM - skeleton for coding asm program.

[Struct.MAC]
Struct.MAC - structured control macros.

[Strutest.ASM]
Strutest.ASM - test program for structured control macros.


-----MEMORY:  assembler code for TSR's, memory management, etc.

[CLOK_SH]
Clok-SH (Hopson, Scott; $0) is the assembler source and executable for a
TSR to display the time in a corner of the screen. In our tests, it quickly
lost time to the system clock, but the code is of interest anyway.

[INT5]
INT5 (Giannini, Mario; $0) is assembly language source code and .COM file
for a sample interrupt handler and TSR.

[TSRTest]
TSRTest (Thompson, Gary; $0) is assembler source code for a small TSR,
meant to illustrate how to write TSR's.

[AMISLIB@]
AMISLIB 0.9 (Brown, Ralf; $0) is source for creating small TSRs which can
load high, detect hot-key con- flicts, and which may be unloaded in any
order. Source for several sample TSRs is included.

[CLOCKJC]
Clock (Chavez, Joe L.; $0) is an example of how to create a TSR clock.
Source code included.

[CM_INT]
CM_INT (Martin, Charles ASP; $0) is a TSR Interrupt service for Assembly
programmers. It includes editable data entry line with prompt string,
julian date conversion, ASCII string to binary number conversion, screen
and line print services.

[PRNWAT]
Printer Watch is ASM code that shows how to write a TSR that monitors
printer activity, allowing you to make character/control substitutions,
etc.

[SCBL_SH]
ScBl-SH (Hopson, Scott; $0) is assembler source and executable for a TSR to
blank the screen.


-----COMMUNICA:  assembler routines for communications

[BAUDOT]
Baudot (Hand, Peter; $0) is assembler source for an ASCII-Baudot terminal
emulator.


-----DAT_TIME:  date and time routines for assembler

[DATER1]
Dater is the assembler source, OBJ and LIB files for calculating days
between dates.

[DELAYS]
Delays (Cravener, William; $0) creates timed pauses from milliseconds to
minutes.

[WAITASM]
Wait (Doyle, J. L.; $0) is a flexible MASM procedure that can be used in
multiple ways within one program. It can be used to cause a delay of
varying length depending on the value of the variable passed to it by the
calling procedure. Though written for MASM, it could easily be modified for
use with high level languages as well.


-----INPUT:  assembler data entry routines

[E_DN]
"E" (E-DN) (Nye, David; $0) is TASM source and executable for a text
editor. Features include block operations and search/replace.


-----GENERAL: various assembler routines

[FUNPCK2]
FunPck2 (Cravener, William; $0) is assembler source code (and executables)
for a collection of utilities: display big print, convert
decimal-hex-binary, change cursor size, display free disk space, display
directory listing, display text files, change files from upper/lower case,
switch monitors.

[ASMLib]
ASMLib 3.7 (Herr, Douglas R.; $25-$100) is a collection of 120 subroutines
for assembly language programmers. It features screen manipulation, equipment
detection, a line editor, string manipulation, CGA/Hercules/EGA/VGA/Super
VGA graphics, and much more.

[ASMWIZ]
Assembly Wizard's Library 1.6 (Hanlin, Thomas G. III; $29) is a collection
of over 150 routines for programming in assembly language. It includes
sound effects, parsing, advanced file support, mouse handling, string
functions, lightning screen I/O, 32-bit math, high-resolution timers,
graphics support and much more.


-----NUMERIC:  assembly source for numeric manipulation

[NUMVERT]
Numvert (Swift-Ware; $0) contains assembler source code for a utility to
convert decimal, hex, and binary numbers. A compiled executable is also
included.

[Pointr]
Pointr (Cravener, William; $0) is commented assembly source code showing
how to change the graphics mouse pointer.

[FLOATADD]
Floatadd - floating point addition.

[QMath10]
QMath 1.0 (Moser, Roger; $0) is a set of fast 64-bit signed integer
arithmetic routines in assembler.


-----SOUNDS:  assm. routines for sound generating

[FUNPCK3]
FunPck3 (Cravener, William; $0) is a set of six different sound effects:
telephone, phasor, whooper, siren, Cheer, and Ncounter. Assembler source
code is included for each.

[FUNPCK4]
FunPck4 (Cravener, William; $0) is a set of more sound effects routines in
assembler (with executables): arcade game sounds, motor, telephone,
falling/rising sound, and a country tune.

[IN_OUT]
In-Out (Cravener, William; $0) shows how to create sounds through the PC's
speaker. Source and examples are included.

[PORT_IN]
Port-In-Out (Cravener. William; $0) is a tutorial and sample code for
making sounds on the PC's speaker.


-----ASM_DISM:  assemblers, disassemblers, cross-assemblers

[D4851Z]
D4851Z (Post, Jeffery, L.; $0) are intelligent cross disassemblers for the
MCS-48 and 8051/8052 micro- controllers and for the Z80 microprocessor. It
includes D48, a new version of D51, and all new DZ80. ASM and HEX files are
included.

[DISASM]
DisASM is a disassembler written in Basic.

[LASS]
Little Assembler 1.0 (Mooney, Dorothy R.; $?) is an 8088 assembler for
small programs. It will create only COM files. It is perfect for Q&D jobs
and for laptops with limited disk space - LASS is only 11k. Separate source
files may be linked during assembly.

[OBJ2ASM]
OBJ2Asm converts OBJ files to assembler source files.

[SIM01]
Sim01 (Lueschow, Kevin; $5) is a debugging tool that simulates a 6801/6800.
It lets you look at and change the registers and memory. It also
disassembles the code that the program counter is about to execute, and
allows you to simulate the interrupts.

[ASMGEN]
ASMGen 2.01 (Gersbach, J. and Damke, J.; $?) generates cross-referenced
assembly language code from any executable file.

[ASSEMBL]
Assemble (Fulford, George; $10) is a simple assembler for Intel 8088/8086
instruction set, written in TPascal.

[Un_Asm]
Un-Asm (Gordon, Guy C.; $20) converts the unassembled listing of a .COM
file from DEBUG into an .ASM file which can be modified and re-assembled
with the Macro assembler.

[A86_D86]
A86 & D86 (Isaacson, Eric ASP; $80) is a full-featured, professional-
quality assembler that is as highly compatible with the standard Intel/IBM
assembly language as possible, given design and language enhancements
necessary to make A86 "significantly better" than MASM.
Support for the additional instructions of the IIT-2C87 and the 80387
floating-point coprocessors and compatibility with programs written for
MASM are included. The A86 manual is so thorough that it can be used to
learn 86 assembly language. Also included is an outstanding debugger, D86.
An AFIX package is provided which is a set of machine-readable
specifications for modifying 61 ASM files from PC Magazine's utilities so
that they will assemble under A86.

[CHASM]
Chasm (Cheap Assembler) (Whitman, David; $0) is an assembler written in
uncompiled BASIC. This is a good learning tool. It also offers symbolic
debugging support with Trace86 (a commercial product).

[CROS_ASM]
Cross Assemblers Series I and II (Micept Instruments Inc.; $49/each) is a
set of two-pass assemblers for the Intel 8051/52, 8044, 8048, 8080, 8085,
8096, and Z80 cpus. These versions do not support macros, conditional
assembly nor included files, but are otherwise very complete.

[DASM]
DASM (Williams, Dave; $0) is a disassembler for 8086 COM files up to 32K in
size. Source code is included.

[MD86]
MD86 (Calkins, Clark A.; $18) is an interactive disassembler for taking
Intel 8086 programs apart and generating source code files compatible with
MASM.

[TASM]
TASM (Speech Technology Inc.; $30) is a set of table driven cross
assemblers for the MS-DOS environment. Currently versions for the 6502,
8048, 8051, 8080/8085 and Z80 microprocessors are supported, but you can
also build versions for other 8 bit microprocessors.

[YILMAZ]
Yilmaz Disassembler 1.1 (Towfeek, Yilmaz; $25) is an interactive
disassembler. It teaches assembly language by allowing the user to be a
part of the disassembling process. You can disassemble in different modes
such as visibility of machine codes, visibility of data labels and using
different data format. Requires 400K free memory.

[ZanySoft]
ZanySoft Debugger (Kirmse, Christopher; $25) is a symbolic debugger for
most common assemblers such as MASM, TASM, and A86. Features include pull
down menus, multiple movable and resizable windows, quick-key combinations,
and macros. It is fast, easy and only 40K.


----TOOLS:   assembler tools

[A86_MAKE]
A86_Make is a Make batch file for the shareware assembler, "A86".

[ASMFLO]
AsmFlow (Quantum Software; $0) generates flow charts, tree diagrams and
provides a variety of other functions for assembly language programmers.

[ASSEM]
Assem (Richwell, Gunner; $5) contains several programs: FOFFSET.COM will
compute the offset value for a given segment:offset combination and a new
segment value. FPHYS.COM will compute the physical address value for a given
segment:offset combination. FSEGMENT.COM will compute the segment value for a
given segment:offset combination and a new offset value.

[FPANEL]
FPanel is a PC Front Panel Simulation. It displays the contents of the IP,
FLAG, SS, ES and DS registers at the top of the screen. Assembler source is
included. (res:1k)

[MPUBLIC]
MPublic 2.0 (Derouen, Craig; $0) parses MASM and TASM source files and builds
a public statement file for all symbols for use with debuggers. It
automatically excludes local labels as defined by MASM and TASM. Includes C
source code.

[CASE]
Case (Bly, Vincent; $0) is for assembly language programmers who wish to write
their source in all caps and their comments in lower case. It provides
automatic case switching and indicates the current case by the shape of the
cursor.

[DISP_REG]
Disp-Reg (Gilbrech, Skip; $?) will display registers as set by loader.

[LOAD]
Load (Laboratory Microsystems; $?) will load .COM files bigger than 64k.

[OBJSNOOP]
ObjSnoop - will find and display label references in .OBJ files.

[OPER]
Oper (Duncan, Ray; $?) will test Microsoft assembler operators, show operation
of various operators and demonstrate some notational idiosyncracies.

[PRHEX]
PRHex - displays 4 hexadecimal numbers contained in AX.

[PX]
PX Procedure Cross Referencer (Dunford, Christopher J.; $?) is a procedure
documenter. It allows you to print out all of the procedure prologues in a
"dictionary" and to then print a cross reference of all procedural calls;
i.e., a listing of which procs call which procs.

[REPRTJJ]
Report (Johnsen, James L.; $0) will return a report of what is in what
register when the program enters.

[Snap_D]
Snap_D (Gentry, Don; $?) is a user written interrupt service routine. It is
designed for assembly language programmers to provide debugging assistance. It
will print selected portions of memory when invoked.

[TRACE2]
Trace02 (Fricano, C. P.; $?) will display the current values of the CS:IP
registers. The CS:IP can be sampled a maximum of 18 times per second. This
program must be the last inperupt handler loaded.

[UAsm_Lst]
UAsm-Lst.BAS removes addresses from files created from debug unassemble script
files and inserts labels. A script file (ASCII) is created with the debug
instructions.


-----HUMOR

[INSTRUC]
Humorous Assembler Instruction Set (American Gumby Corporation; $0) is a very
old set of Assembly Language Mnemonics with a humorous twist.

[RealProg.TXT]
RealProg.TXT - definition of a "real programmer".


-----TUTORS:  assembly language tutorials

[ASMTUTR]
Assembly Language Tutorial (ASMTUTR) (Auerbach, Joshua; $0) is a beginner's
tutorial in Assembler. It includes the 8086/8088 instruction set.

[MACHO]
(Groff Software; $5-$20) in Assembly Language. It starts with a discussion of
HEX arithmetic, touches on such basic tasks as multiplication and division,
and ends with some advanced ideas such as BIN addition. This 14-Lesson course
covers ground slowly and thoroughly and there are many tests to make sure you
understand everything as you go along. It can be used with nothing more than
DEBUG and no assembly language program is required.

[PC_ASSEM]
The PC Assembler Helper and Tutor (Nelson, Chuck; $10) is a program and
tutorial designed to help those who are just starting to learn assembly
language as well as those who know some assembler instructions, but want to
have a firmer grasp of the complete instruction set for the 8086. It supports
both Turbo Assembler and A86.

PCAHT provides input and output of all standard 8086/8087 integral data types.
These include 1 byte, 2 byte, 4 byte and 8 byte signed and unsigned numbers
along with 1 byte and 2 byte hex, ASCII and binary data. Lastly, there is I/O
for 10 byte BCD numbers.

The interface has been designed so that beginners can use it with a minimum of
trouble. There are also 30 pages of help for those BASIC programmers who want
to use assembler language.

[TRNCOMP]
Training Computer (Castle Oaks Computer Services; $10) is a tutorial on
machine and assembly languages. It includes a computer simulator and assembly
programs; lessons in their use; example programs; and question and answer
exercises.


-----VIDEO:  assembler video routines

[LAMBDA]
Lambda (Duro, Albert; $0) demonstrates how to use Interrupt 10H, Function 11H,
Subfunction 0, to create an alternate character and substitute it for the
default characters.

[SCRNSAV]
ScreenSave (SCRNSAV) (Barlow, Troy; $0) is a MASM routine that demonstrates
using DOS from a TSR. It saves a MCGA 256-color palette and screen to disk.

[Shadow]
Shadow (Cravener, William; $0) is assembler code which shows how to create a
shadowed window box, as well as how to save a copy of the current video screen
contents, fill the screen with a background, pop down a window box, shadow the
window box along the right and bottom sides, wait for a keypress then restore
original screen contents.

[Window1]
Window1 (Blanford, Joe; $?) is actually a demo of how to make and use windows
with machine language programs for MS-DOS. The source code is provided to
allow you to modify and integrate it into your programs for better displays
using colored windows.


-----SIMULATR:  simulators for other CPUs

[PC370@_1, PC370@_2, PC370@_3]
PC/370 (Higgins, Donald S.; $45) is a PC/370 Virtual Machine. The PC/370
package provides the capability to assemble, link, and execute IBM 370
assembler programs on any 80x86 MSDOS micro computer such as the IBM PC, XT,
or AT.

[Sim85]
Sim85 (Lueschow, Kevin; $15) is an 8085 simulator that assists in writing code
for the 8085 processor. It shows code, memory, ports, and registers
simultaneously while allowing you to step through or run through the code
non-stop.

[SIM68]
SIM68 (Fisch, Perry J.; $25) S19 object code. EGA/VGA monitor is required to
support the I/O and A/D simulator modules. 512K is also required.