Assembly in DOSBox: Windows 64-bit Setup

To set up an assembly language development environment on a Windows 64-bit system, you can utilize the tools DOSBox and debug.exe. The following is a brief outline of the setup process:

  1. Download and install DOSBox.
  2. Download the 64-bit Windows installation program from the official DOSBox website (https://www.dosbox.com/).
  3. Run the installation program and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
  4. Set up DOSBox:
  5. Open DOSBox and enter the following command to mount a local directory as a virtual disk: mount c c:\path\to\your\directory.
  6. Switch to virtual disk: C:
  7. Download debug.exe:
  8. You can search and download debug.exe from the internet, or copy debug.exe from a Windows 32-bit system to a virtual disk.
  9. Write assembly language program:
  10. Write assembly language program using any text editor, and save it as .asm format.
  11. Compile and debug assembly programs using debug.exe.
  12. Run debug.exe in DOSBox, for example: debug yourprogram.asm.
  13. Compile, run, and debug assembly programs using the commands provided by debug.exe.

By following the above steps, you can set up an assembly language development environment on a Windows 64-bit system, using DOSBox and debug.exe for writing and debugging assembly programs.

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