.data
 
Q1:
	.asciiz "Please enter a string that is up to eighty characters: "
 
ans1:
	.asciiz "\nThe length of the string you entered contains this many characters: "
 
 
 
buffer:	.space 80	# create space for string input
 
	.text
	.globl main	#must be global
 
main:
	li $v0, 4	# system call code for print_str
	la $a0, Q1	# address of string to print
	syscall  	# print the Q1
 
 
	li $v0, 8	# code for syscall read_string
	la $a0, buffer	# tell syscall where the buffer is
	li $a1, 80	# tell syscall how big the buffer is
	syscall
 
 
	li $v0, 8	# code for syscall read_string
	la $t0, buffer	# place address of buffer in $t0
	lb $t1, 0($t0)	# read byte located at address in $t0
	addi $t0, $t0, 0	# increment address in $t0
	#sbrk $a0, 9	# the amount of how long the string is from the address
 
 
	li $v0, 4
	la $a0, ans1
	syscall
 
	li $v0, 4
	move $a0, $t0
	syscall
 
	jr $ra	# return to system