Assembly difference between TASM and MASM

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Wizard picture Wizard · Nov 26, 2012 · Viewed 14.3k times · Source

I am learning TASM at University, but information regarding TASM on the web seems to be very limited. I have found more information on MASM.

My question is, what is the different between MASM and TASM?

Answer

Aleksey Ivchenko picture Aleksey Ivchenko · Nov 26, 2012

There aren't so much differences, but there are some. Check out this article: http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/assembly-language/x86/borland.html Look for 'ideal' mode; btw, TASM can work with MASM syntax.

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