Example 11.

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001 ; elementary multitasking of two threads[org 0x0100]
002 jmp start ; ax,bx,ip,cs,flags storage areataskstates: dw 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
003 ; task0 regsdw 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
004 ; task1 regsdw 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
005 ; task2 regs current: db 0
006 ; index of current taskchars: db ‘\|/-
007 ; shapes to form a bar
008 ; one task to be multitaskedtaskone
009 : mov al, [chars+bx]
010 ; read the next
011 shapemov [es:0], al
012 ; write at top left of screen
013
014
015

016 inc and jmp bx bx, ; increment to next shape

017 3taskone ; taking modulus by 4
018 ; infinite task
019
020 mov al, [chars+bx]
; second task to be multitasked task two:
021 mov [es:158],
; read the next shape
022 alinc bx and bx,
; write at top right of screen
023 jmp task two
; increment to next shape
024
; taking modulus by 4
025
; infinite task
026
027 push axpush bx ; timer interrupt service routinetimer:
028
029
030
031 Mov bl, ; read index of current task
032 [cs:current],ax ; space used by one task;
033 mov ax,10 multiply to get start of task
034 mul bl ; load start of task in bx
035 mov bx, ax
036 Popmov ax ; read original value of bx[cs:taskstates+bx+2],
037 Popmov ax ; space for current task
038 popmov ax ; read original value of ax[cs:taskstates+bx+0],
039 popmov ax ; space for current task
040 popmov ax ; read original value of ip[cs:taskstates+bx+4],
041 ; space for current taskax ; read original value of
042 cs[cs:taskstates+bx+6],
043 ; space for current task
044 ; read original value of flags[cs:taskstates+bx+8],
045 ; space for current task
046
047 inc byte [cs:current] ; update current task
048 index cmp byte [cs:current], 3
049 ; is task index out of rangejne skipreset
050 ; no, proceed
051 mov byte [cs:current], 0
; yes, reset to task 0
052 skiprese Mov bl, ; read index of current task;
053 t: [cs:current],ax space used by one task
054 mov ax,10 ; multiply to get start of task
055 mul bl ; load start of task in bx
056 mov bx, ax
057 Mov
058 al,0x200x20 ; send EOI to PIC
059 out al
060 push word [cs:taskstates+bx+8]
061 ; flags of new taskpush word
062 [cs:taskstates+bx+6] ; cs of new task
063 push word [cs:taskstates+bx+4]
064 ; ip of new task
065 mov ax, [cs:taskstates+bx+0]
066 ; ax of new task
mov bx, [cs:taskstates+bx+2]
; bx of new task
Iret ; return to new task
067 068 sMov word ; initialize ip
069 070 t[taskstates+10+
071 072 a4],taskone
073 074 r mov ; initialize csword
t[taskstates+10+
:6], cs
mov ; initialize flags word
[taskstates+10+
8], 0×0200
mov ; initialize ip
[taskstates+20+
4], tasktwo
mov ; initialize csword
[taskstates+20+
6], cs
mov ; initialize flags word
[taskstates+20+
8], 0×0200
 mov [current], ; set current task index
0
075 076 Xor ax
077 Mov ax,es
Cli ax
point es to IVT base

078 079 mov word

080 jum [es:8*4], timer
082 083 mov [es:8*4+2]
,cs ; hook timer interrupt ; point es to video base;
mov ax,0xb800 initialize bx for tasks
mov es,ax
xor bx
sti bx
08 Jmp s ;infinite loop