hextable db '0123456789ABCDEF'
  printi8:
    push cx
    push bx
    push ax
    sub cx, cx        ; set counter = 0
    .again:
      sub ah, ah          ; ah = 0, ax is the dividend
      div bl
      push ax             ; save remainder:quotient on the stack 
      inc cx              ; increment the digit counter
      cmp al, 0           ; if the quotient != 0 do the next digit 
      jne .again          ; loop while quotient > 0

    .print:
      pop ax              ; get digit from the stack
      mov al, ah          ; convert digit to ascii
      mov ebx, hextable   ; translation table
      xlatb               ; replace al with hex digit from table
      mov ah, 0eH         ; print digit in al
      int 10H
      loop .print         ; using cx the digit counter to loop 
     pop ax
     pop bx
     pop cx
   ret