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Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced

Newsgroups alt.lang.asm
Subject Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced
References (4 earlier) <o2961r$ao$1@dont-email.me> <op.yr5h72vrmsr2db@dell3100.dlink.com> <o2c2u9$4m0$1@dont-email.me> <20161208203714.293ece52@maxa-pc> <14jn8ds6sqeyx$.xaqywycwi0fc.dlg@40tude.net>
From Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net>
Organization Nyx Net, The Spirit of the Night
Message-ID <1481345498.991436@nyx2.nyx.net> (permalink)
Date 2016-12-10 04:53 +0000

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JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> writes:

>On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 20:37:14 +0100, Melzzzzz wrote:

>> On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:49:50 -0500
>> Frank Kotler <fbkotler@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Kerr Mudd-John wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:24:34 -0000, Frank Kotler 
>>>> <fbkotler@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>> Kerr Mudd-John wrote:
>>>>> ...  
>>>>>>      so something like (untested)
>>>>>>  org 0x100
>>>>>>  mov ax,0x0040
>>>>>> push ds
>>>>>> pop ds  
>>>>>
>>>>> Wot???
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Frank  
>>>> 
>>>> I told you it was untested!!!  
>>> 
>>> I didn't test it either. Nasm warns on the line Rod spotted and I 
>>> missed, if I try to even assemble it. What are the chances of finding
>>> an XT keyboard these days anyway?
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Frank
>>> 
>> 
>> There are no ps/2 keyboards any more. Everything goes USB ;)

>Not really. There are still a lot of Chinese/Taiwan PS/2 keyboards being
>made. And unless motherboard manufacturers stop including PS/2 ports in
>their products, PS/2 devices won't go away. Even though there may still be
>PS/2 adapter via USB devices, they're used for special PS/2 devices which
>aren't keyboards or mice, or at least, common ones.

	I have an adapter with PS/2 keyboard and mouse sockets, that plugs 
into a USB port--the PS/2 devices work normally on my laptop.

							--Donald Davis

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Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced keyboard? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-03 19:50 +0000
  Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-12-04 15:02 +0000
    Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> - 2016-12-05 19:19 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-12-06 15:59 +0000
        Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> - 2016-12-08 20:38 +0000
    Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-07 07:18 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-07 07:19 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Frank Kotler <fbkotler@myfairpoint.net> - 2016-12-07 09:24 -0500
        Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-12-08 11:58 +0000
          Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Frank Kotler <fbkotler@myfairpoint.net> - 2016-12-08 11:49 -0500
            Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-12-08 20:37 +0100
              Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2016-12-09 06:22 +0700
                Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Donald G. Davis <dgdavis@blackhole.nyx.net> - 2016-12-10 04:53 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS utility to distinguish between standard & enhanced Rod Pemberton <NeedNotReplyHere@xrsevnneqk.cem> - 2016-12-07 19:52 -0500

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