# demo4.asm  outputs a text message 5 times
#
	.text
	.globl	main

main:	li	$s1, 1		# loop decrement amount
	li	$s0, 5		# loop count index

loop:	la	$a0, msg	# print the text message
	li	$v0, 4
	syscall
	sub	$s0,$s0,$s1	# decrement the index
	bne	$s0,$zero,loop	# test and repeat if needed...

	li	$v0, 10		# terminate the program.
	syscall

	.data
msg:	.asciiz	"hello world!\n"