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#  program to get a float from user and echo, using SPIM system calls
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        .text
        .globl  main
main:
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# opening linkage (save return address)
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        addi    $sp, $sp, -4
        sw      $ra, 0($sp)
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# prompt
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        la      $a0, prompt
        li      $v0, 4          # "print string" syscall
        syscall
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# get input
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        li      $v0, 6          # "read float" syscall
        syscall
        mov.s   $f2, $f0        # save result in $f2
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# echo
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        la      $a0, echo
        li      $v0, 4          # "print string" syscall
        syscall
        mov.s   $f12, $f2       # get saved result (input)
        li      $v0, 2          # "print float" syscall
        syscall
        la      $a0, nl
        li      $v0, 4          # "print string" syscall
        syscall
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# closing linkage (get return address and restore stack pointer)
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        lw      $ra, 0($sp)
        addi    $sp, $sp, 4
        jr      $ra
        .end    main
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# area for variables and constants
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        .data
prompt: .asciiz "Enter a float:\n"
echo:   .asciiz "You entered:\n"
nl:     .asciiz "\n"