Display 3 Random Numbers and A Fortune Cookie Phrase (At Random) Assignment Solution

Instructions

Objective

Write a program in Flat Assembler (not Visual Studio) to display 3 random numbers and a fortune cookie phrase (at random), Assembly language.

Requirements and Specifications

Submit the asm source code file on Ecampus under the "Submit Homework" menu option.

Write an ×x86 assembly program that outputs three random numbers from 1-25 with no duplicates. Next, output a random inspirational quote.

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Source Code

format PE console entry _start include 'win32a.inc' header: DB "Here are three distinct (not duplicate) random numbers from 1-25:", 10, 13, 0 msg1: DB "May the fourth be with you!", 10, 13, 0 msg2: DB "So long, and thanks for all the fish!", 10, 13, 0 msg3: DB "Where we're going, we don't need roads!", 10, 13, 0 msg4: DB "Live long and prosper!", 10, 13, 0 msg5: DB "It always seems impossible until it's done!", 10, 13, 0 intfmt: DB "%d", 10, 13, 0 newline: DB 10, 13, 0 num1: DD 0 num2: DD 0 num3: DD 0 section '.text' code readable executable _start: push ebp mov ebp, esp ; initialize random generator push 0 ; push a zero call [time] ; get current time add esp, 4 ; restore stack push eax ; pass time to srand call [srand] ; set random seed add esp, 4 ; restore stack ; print header message push header ; load address of message call [printf] ; print the string add esp, 4 ; restore stack mov ebx, 25 ; load 25 for making divisions call [rand] ; generate a random number mov edx, 0 ; clear edx before division div ebx ; divide random number by 25 to get remainder 0-24 inc edx ; add 1 to remainder to get number 1-25 mov [num1], edx ; save number 1 push edx ; pass number 1 push intfmt ; pass integer format call [printf] ; print number 1 add esp, 8 ; restore stack gen2: call [rand] ; generate second random number mov edx, 0 ; clear edx before division div ebx ; divide random number by 25 to get remainder 0-24 inc edx ; add 1 to remainder to get number 1-25 cmp edx, [num1] ; see if number is repeated je gen2 ; if repeated, generate another one mov [num2], edx ; save number 2 push edx ; pass number 2 push intfmt ; pass integer format call [printf] ; print number 2 add esp, 8 ; restore stack gen3: call [rand] ; generate third random number mov edx, 0 ; clear edx before division div ebx ; divide random number by 25 to get remainder 0-24 inc edx ; add 1 to remainder to get number 1-25 cmp edx, [num1] ; see if number is repeated je gen3 ; if repeated, generate another one cmp edx, [num2] ; see if number is repeated je gen3 ; if repeated, generate another one mov [num3], edx ; save number 3 push edx ; pass number 3 push intfmt ; pass integer format call [printf] ; print number 3 add esp, 8 ; restore stack ; generate random quote call [rand] ; generate second random number mov ebx, 5 ; load 5 to make division mov edx, 0 ; clear edx before division div ebx ; divide random number by 5 to get remainder 0-4 cmp edx,0 ; if remainder is 0, je quote1 ; print quote 1 cmp edx,1 ; if remainder is 1, je quote2 ; print quote 2 cmp edx,2 ; if remainder is 2, je quote3 ; print quote 3 cmp edx,3 ; if remainder is 3, je quote4 ; print quote 4 jmp quote5 ; else, remainder is 4, print quote 5 quote1: mov eax, msg1 ; load quote 1 address jmp printQuote quote2: mov eax, msg2 ; load quote 2 address jmp printQuote quote3: mov eax, msg3 ; load quote 3 address jmp printQuote quote4: mov eax, msg4 ; load quote 4 address jmp printQuote quote5: mov eax, msg5 ; load quote 5 address printQuote: ; print quote message push eax ; load address of message call [printf] ; print the string add esp, 4 ; restore stack call [getchar] ; wait until user presses a key mov ebp, esp pop ebp call [ExitProcess] ; exit the program ; Import section section '.idata' import data readable library kernel32, 'kernel32.dll', \ msvcrt,'msvcrt.dll' import kernel32, \ ExitProcess,'ExitProcess' import msvcrt, \ printf, 'printf', time, 'time', \ srand, 'srand', rand, 'rand', \ getchar, 'getchar'