To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: 32 bit registers
Message-ID:	<19961221.171924.8327.0.chambersb@juno.com>
References:	<59cs4f$58k AT nr1 DOT ottawa DOT istar DOT net>
From:	chambersb AT juno DOT com (Benjamin D Chambers)
Date:	Fri, 20 Dec 1996 20:15:45 EST

On 20 Dec 1996 02:02:55 GMT hotpulp AT netidea DOT com writes:
>are the 16 bit registers the lower 16 bits of their 32 bit equivalents
>(ax and eax)? So if I load a value into ax am I really loading a value
>in to eax?
>

Except that the high word is left untouched.
BTW, is it possible to load a value into the high word of a 32bit
register? (cross my fingers... :)

...Chambers

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