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masm without tiny (Announce)

posted by andrewbird, Cornwall, UK, 29.01.2026, 23:52

> > Isn't it just small with the need to run "exe2bin", as far as masm is
> > concerned?
>
> I don't know, but normally tiny and small are different in that
> ds points to DGROUP instead of TEXT. But I don't know what
> the implications of that are and how to get around that.

The second answer here stackoverflow suggests it's possible.

Complete thread:

• masm without tiny - kerravon, 29.01.2026, 21:54 (Announce)
  • masm without tiny - usotsuki, 29.01.2026, 22:06
    • masm without tiny - kerravon, 29.01.2026, 23:33
      • masm without tiny - andrewbird, 29.01.2026, 23:52
        • masm without tiny - kerravon, 30.01.2026, 00:40