diff --git a/tests/pc/vga/L24-1.ASM b/tests/pc/vga/L24-1.ASM
index 83d37a49b..4de1a1272 100644
--- a/tests/pc/vga/L24-1.ASM
+++ b/tests/pc/vga/L24-1.ASM
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;  the images with the background.
 ; By Michael Abrash.
 ;
-stack	segment para stack ‘STACK'
+stack	segment para stack 'STACK'
 	db	512 dup(?)
 stack	ends
 ;
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@ GC_ROTATE	equ	3	;GC data rotate/logical function
 				; register index
 GC_MODE		equ	5	;GC mode register index
 ;
-dseg	segment para common ‘DATA'
+dseg	segment para common 'DATA'
 ;
 ; String used to label logical functions.
 ;
 LabelString	label	byte
-	db	‘UNMODIFIED	 AND	   OR	     XOR   '
+	db	'UNMODIFIED	 AND	   OR	     XOR   '
 LABEL_STRING_LENGTH	equ	$-LabelString
 ;
 ; Strings used to label fill patterns.
 ;
-FillPatternFF	db	‘Fill Pattern: 0FFh'
+FillPatternFF	db	'Fill Pattern: 0FFh'
 FILL_PATTERN_FF_LENGTH	equ	$ - FillPatternFF
-FillPattern00	db	‘Fill Pattern: 000h'
+FillPattern00	db	'Fill Pattern: 000h'
 FILL_PATTERN_00_LENGTH	equ	$ - FillPattern00
-FillPatternVert db	‘Fill Pattern: Vertical Bar'
+FillPatternVert db	'Fill Pattern: Vertical Bar'
 FILL_PATTERN_VERT_LENGTH	equ	$ - FillPatternVert
-FillPatternHorz db	‘Fill Pattern: Horizontal Bar'
+FillPatternHorz db	'Fill Pattern: Horizontal Bar'
 FILL_PATTERN_HORZ_LENGTH equ	$ - FillPatternHorz
 ;
 dseg	ends
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ TEXT_UP macro	TEXT_STRING, TEXT_LENGTH, ROW, COLUMN
 	int	10h
 	endm
 ;
-cseg	segment para public ‘CODE'
+cseg	segment para public 'CODE'
 	assume	cs:cseg, ds:dseg
 start	proc	near
 	mov	ax,dseg
diff --git a/tests/pc/vga/L25-1.ASM b/tests/pc/vga/L25-1.ASM
index 3bfe52c64..1a0517bd4 100644
--- a/tests/pc/vga/L25-1.ASM
+++ b/tests/pc/vga/L25-1.ASM
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ;  for use with modes 0Dh, 0Eh, 0Fh, 10h, and 12h.
 ; By Michael Abrash.
 ;
-stack	segment para stack ‘STACK'
+stack	segment para stack 'STACK'
 	db	512 dup(?)
 stack	ends
 ;
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ GC_ROTATE	equ	3	;GC data rotate/logical function
 				; register index
 GC_BIT_MASK	equ	8	;GC bit mask register index
 ;
-dseg	segment para common ‘DATA'
+dseg	segment para common 'DATA'
 TEST_TEXT_ROW	equ	69	;row to display test text at
 TEST_TEXT_COL	equ	17	;column to display test text at
 TEST_TEXT_WIDTH equ	8	;width of a character in pixels
 
 TestString	label	byte
-	db	‘Hello, world!',0       ;test string to print.
+	db	'Hello, world!',0       ;test string to print.
 FontPointer	dd	?		;font offset
 dseg	ends
 ;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SETGC	macro	INDEX, SETTING
 	out	dx,ax
 	endm
 ;
-cseg	segment para public ‘CODE'
+cseg	segment para public 'CODE'
 	assume	cs:cseg, ds:dseg
 start	proc	near
 	mov	ax,dseg
diff --git a/tests/pc/vga/L25-2.ASM b/tests/pc/vga/L25-2.ASM
index e31d1054c..eb462bf75 100644
--- a/tests/pc/vga/L25-2.ASM
+++ b/tests/pc/vga/L25-2.ASM
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ;  to memory that already contains data.
 ; By Michael Abrash.
 ;
-stack	segment para stack ‘STACK'
+stack	segment para stack 'STACK'
 	db	512 dup(?)
 stack	ends
 ;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SETSC	macro	INDEX, SETTING
 	dec	dx
 	endm
 ;
-cseg	segment para public ‘CODE#146;
+cseg	segment para public 'CODE'
 	assume	cs:cseg
 start	proc	near
 ;
diff --git a/tests/pc/vga/L25-3.ASM b/tests/pc/vga/L25-3.ASM
index 5dbfaf112..8f3984197 100644
--- a/tests/pc/vga/L25-3.ASM
+++ b/tests/pc/vga/L25-3.ASM
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ;  setting of memory that already contains data.
 ; By Michael Abrash.
 ;
-stack	segment para stack ‘STACK#146;
+stack	segment para stack 'STACK'
 	db	512 dup(?)
 stack	ends
 ;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ SETGC	macro	INDEX, SETTING
 	dec	dx
 	endm
 ;
-cseg	segment para public ‘CODE#146;
+cseg	segment para public 'CODE'
 	assume	cs:cseg
 start	proc	near
 ;
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ start	proc	near
 ;
 	SETSC	SC_MAP_MASK,02h		;map mask setting enables only
 					; plane 1, the green plane
-	sub	di,di		;start at beginning of video memory
+	sub	di,di			;start at beginning of video memory
 	mov	al,0ffh
-	mov	bp,24		;# bars to draw
+	mov	bp,24			;# bars to draw
 HorzBarLoop:
-	mov	cx,80*10	;# bytes per horizontal bar
-	rep stosb		;draw bar
-	add	di,80*10	;point to start of next bar
+	mov	cx,80*10		;# bytes per horizontal bar
+	rep stosb			;draw bar
+	add	di,80*10		;point to start of next bar
 	dec	bp
 	jnz	HorzBarLoop
 ;
-; Fill screen with blue, using set/reset to force plane 0 to 1#146;s and all
-; other plane to 0#146;s.
+; Fill screen with blue, using set/reset to force plane 0 to 1's and all
+; other plane to 0's.
 ;
 	SETSC	SC_MAP_MASK,0fh		;must set map mask to enable all
 					; planes, so set/reset values can
diff --git a/tests/pc/vga/L25-4.ASM b/tests/pc/vga/L25-4.ASM
index f8140f5a6..01542f39d 100644
--- a/tests/pc/vga/L25-4.ASM
+++ b/tests/pc/vga/L25-4.ASM
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ;  with CPU data to modify setting of memory that already contains data.
 ; By Michael Abrash.
 ;
-stack	segment para stack ‘STACK#146;
+stack	segment para stack 'STACK'
 	db	512 dup(?)
 stack	ends
 ;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ SETGC	macro	INDEX, SETTING
 	dec	dx
 	endm
 ;
-cseg	segment para public ‘CODE#146;
+cseg	segment para public 'CODE'
 	assume	cs:cseg
 start	proc	near
 ;