;==============================================================================
;file        :parity.asm
;author      :Andre Long
;due         :March 13, 2006
;description :This subprocedure will count the number of bits set to "1"
;==============================================================================
								;Procedures
								INCLUDE		Pcmac.inc	;macros
						EXTRN	inputParity:word
						EXTRN	parityBits:word
						EXTRN		PUTBIN:FAR
						EXTRN   NEWLINE:FAR
						EXTRN   PUTDEC$:FAR
;==============================================================================
.MODEL SMALL
.586
.STACK 100h
;==============================================================================
.DATA
count		DW		0
;==============================================================================
.CODE
parity		proc

			push	ax
			push	bx
			push	cx
			push	dx
			mov		parityBits, 0
			mov		count,	0
						
			mov		bx,	inputParity
				
start:		mov		ax,	bx
			and		ax,	1
			add		parityBits,	ax
			shr		bx,	1
			add		count,	1
			cmp		count,	11
			jb		start
			
			pop		dx
			pop		cx
			pop		bx
			pop		ax
			ret
			
parity		endp
			end