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CBW              Convert Byte to Word                Flags: not altered

CBW

          Logic:    if (AL < 80h) then
                        AH . 0
                    else
                        AH . FFh

    CBW extends the sign bit of the AL register into the AH register. This
    instruction extends a signed byte value into the equivalent signed
    word value.

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   Operands                  Clocks   Transfers  Bytes   Example
   no operands                 2          -        1     CBW
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       Note:          This instruction will set AH to 0FFh if the sign bit
                      (bit 7) of AL is set; if bit 7 of AL is not set, AH
                      will be set to 0. The instruction is useful for
                      generating a word from a byte prior to performing
                      byte division.