.MODEL SMALL
 .STACK 100H

 .DATA
    MSG_1  EQU  'Enter the character : $'
    MSG_2  EQU  0DH,0AH,'The given character is : $'

    PROMPT_1  DB  MSG_1
    PROMPT_2  DB  MSG_2

 .CODE
   MAIN PROC
     MOV AX, @DATA                ; initialize DS
     MOV DS, AX

     LEA DX, PROMPT_1             ; load and display PROMPT_1 
     MOV AH, 9
     INT 21H

     MOV AH, 1                    ; read a character
     INT 21H

     MOV BL, AL                   ; save the given character into BL

     LEA DX, PROMPT_2             ; load and display PROMPT_2
     MOV AH, 9
     INT 21H

     MOV AH, 2                    ; display the character
     MOV DL, BL
     INT 21H


     MOV AH, 4CH                  ; return control to DOS
     INT 21H
   MAIN ENDP
 END MAIN

 ;**************************************************************************;
 ;**************************************************************************;
 ;------------------------------  THE END  ---------------------------------;
 ;**************************************************************************;
 ;**************************************************************************;