lesson 5, functions and strings

05-bootsector-functions-strings/boot_sect_main.asm

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+[org 0x7c00] ; tell the assembler that our offset is bootsector code
+
+; The main routine makes sure the parameters are ready and then calls the function
+mov bx, HELLO
+call print
+
+; We will get fancy and print a newline
+mov ah, 0x0e
+mov al, 0x0A ; newline char
+int 0x10
+mov al, 0x0D ; carriage return char
+int 0x10
+; feel free to integrate this into "boot_sect_print" if you want to
+
+mov bx, GOODBYE
+call print
+
+; that's it! we can hang now
+jmp $
+
+; remember to include subroutines below the hang
+%include "boot_sect_print.asm"
+
+; data
+HELLO:
+    db 'Hello, World', 0
+
+GOODBYE:
+    db 'Goodbye', 0
+
+; padding and magic number
+times 510-($-$$) db 0
+dw 0xaa55