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asmhatreandClaude Sonnet 5.5 09af523f8c Add interrupts module: INT 3 (CC breakpoint) vs INT 21h (DOS services)
NASM sources, DOSBox/FreeDOS Debug/Unicorn harness, captured output and 31
assertions backing the ankurm.com article "INT 3 vs INT 21h in 8086 Assembly".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <[email protected]>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01KqJyCidz3ZgRyHABv2GVJh
2026-09-30 19:10:56 +00:00

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; hello21.asm -- the smallest useful INT 21h program: AH=09h then AH=4Ch with a return code
bits 16
org 0x100 ; .COM program
mov ah, 09h ; AH selects the DOS function: write '$'-terminated string
mov dx, msg ; DS:DX -> string (DS = CS in a .COM file)
int 21h ; CD 21 -- the DOS entry point
mov ax, 4C07h ; AH=4Ch terminate, AL=7 return code (ERRORLEVEL)
int 21h
msg db 'Hello from INT 21h, AH=09h', 0Dh, 0Ah, '$'