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# example8.a
#
# Joe Schmoe
# Purpose: check out shifts
# Input:   none
# Output:  result of left and right shifts
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	.data
outstr: .asciiz "Values are: "
hello:  .asciiz "Here we go a'shifting\n"
endl:	.asciiz "\n"
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	.text
	.globl main
main:
	li 	$t0, 1		# val
	li	$t1, 5		# num
	li	$t2, 1		# const 1

	li      $v0, 4
        la      $a0, hello
        syscall

	sll	$t3, $t1, 2  	# shift left by 2 bits (= multiplying by 4)
	li	$v0, 1
	move 	$a0, $t3
	syscall			# prints out 20
        move	$t3, $a0	# move value back
	li      $v0, 4
        la      $a0, endl
        syscall

	srl	$t3, $t3, 1	# shift right by 1 bit (= division by 2)
	li	$v0, 1
	move 	$a0, $t3
	syscall			# prints out 10
	li      $v0, 4
        la      $a0, endl
        syscall

done:
	li	$v0, 10		
	syscall			
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