.model small  ; make this program a small program
.stack 100h   ; reserve 100 bytes for the user stack (to store return addresses for PROC's)

.data

logo	db	"The name of your program",0ah,0dh,'$'
press	db	"Press any key to continue..",0ah,0dh,'$'

; This is the data segment where you can store data variables used in your program.

.code  ; this is where your program code goes.

main	proc	near
	;--- every program MUST have these two instructions.
	;-----------------------------------------------------------------
	mov	ax,@data	;load ax reg with data segment address.
	mov	ds,ax		;move it into the data segment register.
	;-----------------------------------------------------------------
	; next I send the logo to the screen to confirm this program I.D.
	;-----------------------------------------------------------------
	mov	dx,offset logo	; point dx at the begining of my logo message.
	mov	ah,9		;tel O.S. what interrupt 10h task to perfrom.
	int	21h		;perform the task. (i.e. display the logo message).
	;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Your program instructions go here.

;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	; now tell user to press any key.
	;---------------------------------
	mov	ah,9		; tell O.S. what interrupt tsak to perform.
	mov	dx,offset press	; the message to send to the screen.
	int	21h		; do it!
	call	getkey		;The proc to wait for a key press



;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; The following code will terminate your program and return to the O.S.
	mov	ax,4c00h	;tel the O.S. what interrupt 21h task to perform
	int	21h		;in this case its the terminate program task.
main	endp			; this defines the end of the program.
;====================================================================================

; Procs used in your program go here.
;-----------------------------------------------
; The following proc will wait for a key        |  
;  to be pressed, then return to the main       |
;  program with the ascii character of the key  |
;  pressed in the AL register.                  |
;----------------------------------------------
getkey	proc	near
	mov	ah,0
	int	16h
	ret	;return to the calling program.
getkey	endp
;-------------------------------------------------------
	end			;tell assembler this is the end of the program.