Translate/port assembly code dialect from TASM to FASM

[volkertb]

The source code for TEMU and VSB is written in x86 assembly language, specifically in a dialect that targets Borland's (now Embarcadero's) Turbo Assembler (TASM). Since TASM is (still) proprietary software, there is currently no way to build TEMU and VSM from source using completely Free (with a capital F) and Open Source tools.

There are several open source x86 assemblers available that are capable of building MS-DOS executables. Of these, FASM ("Flat Assembler") seems the most promising alternative so far. It provides a mature and fairly user-friendly IDE as well as an active community at https://board.flatassembler.net/.

Unfortunately, porting assembly code from one assembler dialect to another is not trivial. I've already taken a few attempts, but it looks like I'll need some help from said community to accomplish this. It seems like a fun and educational challenge, though. 😄

But any help is welcome!