It should not use "buff"

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name "pali"

org 100h

jmp start

m1:
s db 'able was ere ere saw elba'
s_size = $ - m1
db 0Dh,0Ah,'$'

start:

; first let's print it:
mov ah, 9
mov dx, offset s
int 21h


lea di, s
mov si, di
add si, s_size
dec si ; point to last char!

mov cx, s_size
cmp cx, 1
je is_palindrome ; single char is always palindrome!

shr cx, 1 ; divide by 2!

next_char:
mov al, [di]
mov bl, [si]
cmp al, bl
jne not_palindrome
inc di
dec si
loop next_char


is_palindrome:
; the string is "palindrome!"
mov ah, 9
mov dx, offset msg1
int 21h
jmp stop

not_palindrome:
; the string is "not palindrome!"
mov ah, 9
mov dx, offset msg2
int 21h
stop:


; wait for any key press:
mov ah, 0
int 16h


ret


msg1 db " this is palindrome!$"
msg2 db " this is not a palindrome!$"

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