I'm nearing the point of first compile tests. Nothing fancy, just a
few arithmetic operations to start with.
Problem is, I want the code to be 32-bit and not tied to a particular
OS.
I'm planning to compile to NASM - so that when the machine code starts
it is already in 32-bit mode - and wanting initially to test under
Windows. Would I need something like MinGW to provide a 32-bit command
prompt? The ability to run effectively 32-bit .com files is what I
have in mind.
I guess the only I/O I need to start with is a means of printing
results. I would like there to be a network socket interface for later
use. After that, the ability to read from stdin would do good.
What did others do when at this stage?
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James
