IBM Macro Assembler/2
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IBM Macro Assembler/2 was IBM's version of the Microsoft Macro Assembler specifically modified to support OS/2 and still PC DOS.
- Program number: 5604-062
- Part number: 95X3068
- Date of announcement: 1987-11-03
- Date of availability:
- End of Service: 1998-03-16
It is based on Microsoft Macro Assembler version 4.x and lacks features introduced later with MASM 5 such as Simplified Segment Directives, thus it pre-dates and differs slightly from the Microsoft version 5.1 that was the first OS/2 capable MASM from Microsoft.
Later toolkits included by the IBM Assembly Language Processor which offers MASM compatibility.
Version
- 1987: IBM Macro Assembler/2 Version 1.00
- Packaging
The IBM Macro Assembler/2 package consists of the following publications and diskettes:
- Volume 1
- Compile, Link and Run Manual
- Fundamentals Manual
- 2 x 3.5" 720 Kb diskettes
- Volume 2
- Language Reference Manual
Links
- IBM Announcements