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