Int 10H [MDA] [CGA] [PCjr] [EGA] [MCGA] [VGA] Function 08H Read character and attribute at cursor

Obtains the ASCII character and its attribute at the current cursor position for the specified display page.

Call with:

AH = 08H

BH = page

Returns:

AH = attribute

AL = character

Note:

In video modes that support multiple pages, characters and their attributes may be read from any page, regardless of the page currently being displayed.