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From: david@csource.oz.au (david nugent)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: TASM and KA9Q ...
Message-ID: <100.25E63D7C@csource.oz.au>
Date: 24 Feb 90 17:22:31 GMT
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In a message dated 24-Feb-90, John Romkey writes:

 >TASM has two modes: "ideal" mode and "quirk" mode. In quirk mode, it
 >emulates MASM. In ideal mode it acts rationally, at least for an
 >assembler.


In "quirks" mode, it's far "quirkier" than MASM 5.1 ever was...  :-)  It also doesn't catch size type mismatches, which can be very annoying.

Yes, ideal mode is much nicer, but it's not compatible with MASM.


david

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