Saturday, April 16, 2011

How to run TASM on MAC OS X using virtual DOS

This is a step by step procedure to code,compile and run the 8086 programs on MAC OS X using virtual DOS

1.First of all you need to download the software DOSBox from the link below,
http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1

2.Then copy the folder(folder name should be TASM) containing TASM files to user location like
macintosh HD/Users/user_name.

3.Launch the application DOSBox and just type the following
mount c ~/TASM
C:
This command will mount a drive named c which contains all the files that TASM folder has.

4.If you want full screen mode of DOS,just press ALT+ENTER on your mac.

5.Then its all yours,program it as you did on a windows machine..
Enjoy coding.....
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 1, 2019 at 4:45 AM

    after mounting the drive with c , what do i do ?

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    1. AJDecember 27, 2020 at 6:20 PM

      Type c: and hit enter
      then you can type edit.asm or any name you want and start writing the code.

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    2. AlveciMay 19, 2022 at 1:37 PM

      why not working for me?

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  2. UnknownFebruary 3, 2021 at 7:05 PM

    2.Then copy the folder(folder name should be TASM) containing TASM files to user location like
    macintosh HD/Users/user_name. meaning of this line

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  3. UnknownFebruary 2, 2022 at 10:53 PM

    where is the tasm files?

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    1. TgFebruary 9, 2022 at 12:01 AM

      Browse tasm and download it and then rename it TASM move the files in User/user_name and go to the 3 line

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  4. DreadPirateRobertsFebruary 3, 2022 at 5:38 AM

    hey, I think this is the file to download http://www.mediafire.com/file/mm7cjztce9efj4w/8086.zip/file it contains bothmasm and task file. I too had problem finding task file so I thought try mash and saw this file that contains both. I hope task works, please correct me if im wrong

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