# What Does This Assembly Language Program Do?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-assembly-language-program-do/623505>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 30, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-assembly-language-program-do/623505 "2012-05-30T01:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-assembly-language-program-do/623505/21 "2012-06-01T02:31:04Z")

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> [@TATG](#):
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> I emailed Al Lowe. His response follows.

Thank you!!!  
So, another mystery is solved.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-assembly-language-program-do/623505/22 "2012-06-01T20:03:00Z")

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> [@TATG](#):
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> I emailed Al Lowe. His response follows.

Pretty cool that he responded. Very much fun (for geeks like me).

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