; flopper odds and ends.  
; put stuff here to keep flopper.asm clean.

printLoad	proc
; simply display the words "Loading..." to the screen.
	push	ax
	push	dx
	mov	ah, 9
	lea	dx, loadmsg
	int	21h
	pop	dx
	pop	ax
	ret
loadmsg	db	"Loading...",CR,LF,"$"
printLoad	endp


loadErrorMsg	proc
; print "File not found!" error message and delay a second.

	push	ax
	push	cx
	push	dx
	lea	dx, filemess
	mov	ah, 9
	int	21h

	mov	cx, 1200
@@:
	call	delay1ms
	loop	@b
	pop	dx
	pop	cx
	pop	ax
	ret
loadErrorMsg	endp

