INF: Where to Find Information on Writing TSRs

ID Number: Q46734

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MS-DOS

Summary:

Because the MS-DOS environment is so loosely structured, there are no

hard and fast rules that guarantee that a TSR

(terminate-and-stay-resident) program will work correctly with any

application. The best source for this information is the "MS-DOS

Encyclopedia" (published by Microsoft Press). This excellent reference

contains a 37-page chapter on TSRs, and other related information on

exception handlers and hardware-interrupt service routines. If you

take care to write your TSR in the manner described in this reference,

you will minimize interactions and other problems.

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