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  • ▼Advanced MS-DOS Programming
    • Title Page
    • ▶Introduction
    • ▶PART 1 PROGRAMMING FOR MS-DOS
    • ▶PART 2 MS-DOS FUNCTIONS REFERENCE
    • ▼PART 3 IBM ROM BIOS AND MOUSE FUNCTIONS REFERENCE
      • PART 3 IBM ROM BIOS AND MOUSE FUNCTIONS REFERENCE
      • Notes to the Reader
      • Summary of ROM BIOS and Mouse Function Calls
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 00H Set video mode
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 01H Set cursor type
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 02H Set cursor position
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 03H Get cursor position
      • Int 10H [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] Function 04H Get light pen position
      • Int 10H [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 05H Set display page
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 06H Initialize or scroll window up
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 07H Initialize or scroll window down
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 08H Read character and attribute at cursor
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 09H Write character and attribute at cursor
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 0AH (10) Write character at cursor
      • Int 10H [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 0BH (11) Set palette, background, or border
      • Int 10H [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 0CH (12) Write graphics pixel
      • Int 10H [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 0DH (13) Read graphics pixel
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 0EH (14) Write character in teletype mode
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 0FH (15) Get video mode
      • Int 10H [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 00H Set palette register
      • Int 10H [PCjr] [EGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 01H Set border color
      • Int 10H [PCjr] [EGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 02H Set palette and border
      • Int 10H [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 03H Toggle blink/intensity bit
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 07H Get palette register
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 08H Get border color
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 09H Get palette and border
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 10H (16) Set color register
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 12H (18) Set block of color registers
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 13H (19) Set color page state
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 15H (21) Get color register
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 17H (23) Get block of color registers
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 1AH (26) Get color page state
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 10H (16) Subfunction 1BH (27) Set gray-scale values
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunctions 00H and 10H (16) Load user font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunctions 01H and 11H (17) Load ROM 8-by-14 font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunctions 02H and 12H (18) Load ROM 8-by-8 font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 03H Set block specifier
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunctions 04H and 14H (20) Load ROM 8-by-16 font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 20H (32) Set Int 1FH font pointer
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 21H (33) Set Int 43H for user's font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 22H (34) Set Int 43H for ROM 8-by-14 font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 23H (35) Set Int 43H for ROM 8-by-8 font
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 24H (36) Set Int 43H for ROM 8-by-16 font
      • Int 10H [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 11H (17) Subfunction 30H (48) Get font information
      • Int 10H [EGA] [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 10H (16) Get configuration information
      • Int 10H [EGA] [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 20H (32) Select alternate printscreen
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 30H (48) Set scan lines
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 31H (49) Enable/disable default palette loading
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 32H (50) Enable/disable video
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 33H (51) Enable/disable gray-scale summing
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 34H (52) Enable/disable cursor emulation
      • Int 10H [MCGA] [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 35H (53) Switch active display
      • Int 10H [VGA] Function 12H (18) Subfunction 36H (54) Enable/disable screen refresh
      • Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 13H (19) Write string in
      • Int 10H [PS/2] Function 1AH (26) Get or set display combination code
      • Int 10H [PS/2] Function 1BH (27) Get functionality/state information
      • Int 10H [PS/2] Function 1CH (28) Save or restore video state
      • Int 11H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Get equipment configuration
      • Int 12H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Get conventional memory size
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 00H Reset disk system
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 01H Get disk system status
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 02H Read sector
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 03H Write sector
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 04H Verify sector
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 05H Format track
      • Int 13H [PC] Function 06H Format bad track
      • Int 13H [PC] Function 07H Format drive
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 08H Get drive parameters
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 09H Initialize fixed disk characteristics
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 0AH (10) Read sector long
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 0BH (11) Write sector long
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 0CH (12) Seek
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 0DH (13) Reset fixed disk system
      • Int 13H [PC] Function 0EH (14) Read sector buffer
      • Int 13H [PC] Function 0FH (15) Write sector buffer
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 10H (16) Get drive status
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 11H (17) Recalibrate drive
      • Int 13H [PC] Function 12H (18) Controller RAM diagnostic
      • Int 13H [PC] Function 13H (19) Controller drive diagnostic
      • Int 13H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 14H (20) Controller internal diagnostic
      • Int 13H [AT] [PS/2] Function 15H (21) Get disk type
      • Int 13H [AT] [PS/2] Function 16H (22) Get disk change status
      • Int 13H [AT] [PS/2] Function 17H (23) Set disk type
      • Int 13H [AT] [PS/2] Function 18H (24) Set media type for format
      • Int 13H [PS/2] Function 19H (25) Park heads
      • Int 13H [PS/2] Function 1AH (26) Format ESDI drive
      • Int 14H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 00H Initialize communications port
      • Int 14H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 01H Write character to communications port
      • Int 14H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 02H Read character from communications port
      • Int 14H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 03H Get communications port status
      • Int 14H [PS/2] Function 04H Extended initialize communications port
      • Int 14H [PS/2] Function 05H Extended communications port control
      • Int 15H [PC] Function 00H Turn on cassette motor
      • Int 15H [PC] Function 01H Turn off cassette motor
      • Int 15H [PC] Function 02H Read cassette
      • Int 15H [PC] Function 03H Write cassette
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function 0FH (15) Format ESDI drive periodic interrupt
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function 21H (33) Subfunction 00H Read POST error log
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function 21H (33) Subfunction 01H Write POST error log
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function 4FH (79) Keyboard intercept
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 80H (128) Device open
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 81H (129) Device close
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 82H (130) Process termination
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 83H (131) Event wait
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 84H (132) Read joystick
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 85H (133) SysReq key
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 86H (134) Delay
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 87H (135) Move extended memory block
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 88H (136) Get extended memory size
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 89H (137) Enter protected mode
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 90H (144) Device wait
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function 91H (145) Device post
      • Int 15H [AT] [PS/2] Function COH (192) Get system environment
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C1H (193) Get address of extended BIOS data area
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 00H Enable/disable pointing device
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 01H Reset pointing device
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 02H Set sample rate
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 03H Set resolution
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 04H Get pointing device type
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 05H Initialize pointing device interface
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 06H Set scaling or get status
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C2H (194) Subfunction 07H Set pointing device handler address
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C3H (195) Set watchdog time-out
      • Int 15H [PS/2] Function C4H (196) Programmable option select
      • Int 16H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 00H Read character from keyboard
      • Int 16H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 01H Get keyboard status
      • Int 16H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 02H Get keyboard flags
      • Int 16H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 03H Set repeat rate
      • Int 16H [PC] Function 04H Set keyclick
      • Int 16H [AT] [PS/2] Function 05H Push character and scan code
      • Int 16H [AT] [PS/2] Function 10H (16) Read character from enhanced keyboard
      • Int 16H [AT] [PS/2] Function 11H (17) Get enhanced keyboard status
      • Int 16H [AT] [PS/2] Function 12H (18) Get enhanced keyboard flags
      • Int 17H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 00H Write character to printer
      • Int 17H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 01H Initialize printer port
      • Int 17H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Function 02H Get printer status
      • Int 18H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] ROM BASIC
      • Int 19H [PC] [AT] [PS/2] Reboot system
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 00H Get tick count
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 01H Set tick count
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 02H Get time
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 03H Set time
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 04H Get date
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 05H Set date
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 06H Set alarm
      • Int 1AH [AT] [PS/2] Function 07H Reset alarm
      • Int 1AH [PS/2] Function 0AH (10) Get day count
      • Int 1AH [PS/2] Function 0BH (11) Set day count
      • Int 1AH [PC] Function 80H (128) Set sound source
      • Int 33H Microsoft Mouse driver
      • Int 33H Function 00H Reset mouse and get status
      • Int 33H Function 01H Show mouse pointer
      • Int 33H Function 02H Hide mouse pointer
      • Int 33H Function 03H Get mouse position and button status
      • Int 33H Function 04H Set mouse pointer position
      • Int 33H Function 05H Get button press information
      • Int 33H Function 06H Get button release information
      • Int 33H Function 07H Set horizontal limits for pointer
      • Int 33H Function 08H Set vertical limits for pointer
      • Int 33H Function 09H Set graphics pointer shape
      • Int 33H Function 0AH (10) Set text pointer type
      • Int 33H Function 0BH (11) Read mouse motion counters
      • Int 33H Function 0CH (12) Set user-defined mouse event handler
      • Int 33H Function 0DH (13) Turn on light pen emulation
      • Int 33H Function 0EH (14) Turn off light pen emulation
      • Int 33H Function 0FH (15) Set mickeys to pixels ratio
      • Int 33H Function 10H (16) Set mouse pointer exclusion area
      • Int 33H Function 13H (19) Set double speed threshold
      • Int 33H Function 14H (20) Swap user-defined mouse event handlers
      • Int 33H Function 15H (21) Get mouse save state buffer size
      • Int 33H Function 16H (22) Save mouse driver state
      • Int 33H Function 17H (23) Restore mouse driver state
      • Int 33H Function 18H (24) Set alternate mouse event handler
      • Int 33H Function 19H (25) Get address of alternate mouse event handler
      • Int 33H Function 1AH (26) Set mouse sensitivity
      • Int 33H Function 1BH (27) Get mouse sensitivity
      • Int 33H Function 1CH (28) Set mouse interrupt rate
      • Int 33H Function 1DH (29) Select pointer page
      • Int 33H Function 1EH (30) Get pointer page
      • Int 33H Function 1FH (31) Disable mouse driver
      • Int 33H Function 20H (32) Enable mouse driver
      • Int 33H Function 21H (33) Reset mouse driver
      • Int 33H Function 22H (34) Set language for mouse driver messages
      • Int 33H Function 23H (35) Get language number
      • Int 33H Function 24H (36) Get mouse information
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